Monday, April 20th

Anthony Cherry for Surrogate and Chelsey Tanner & Sofia J. Ugarte for Commissioner formally announce their campaigns for 2026. 

MONMOUTH COUNTY, NEW JERSEY – Anthony L. Cherry for Surrogate and Chelsey Tanner & Sofia J. Ugarte have filed their candidacies to represent Monmouth County across its 53 municipalities. 

Running under the ‘Official Monmouth County Democratic Organization’ banner, Anthony, Chelsey, and Sofia are uncontested in the June 2 primary and will advance to the general election.

“It’s time for a change in Monmouth County; The current system we have in place does not work for the residents of Monmouth County. That’s why Chelsey, Sofia, and I have stepped up to move Monmouth County forward,” says Anthony Cherry. 

“I’m excited to announce my candidacy for Monmouth County Commissioner alongside Sofia Ugarte and Surrogate Candidate Anthony Cherry. We are running to bring representation back to Monmouth County, and to meet residents where they are - in their communities,” Chelsey Tanner states. 

“We have been overjoyed by the outpouring of support from across the county - from Freehold Twp to Neptune to Middletown - and we are excited to kick off this campaign with just one priority in mind: you,” says Sofia J. Ugarte. 

To learn more about how you can get involved and support our efforts to elect democrats to local, state, and national offices at monmouthdems.org. 

For more information, please contact [email protected]