 , the Mayor of the Borough of River Edge is Republican Thomas R. Papaleo, whose term of office ends December 31, 2023.The members of the Borough Council are Council President Dario Chinigo (D, 2020), Ellen M. Busteed (D, 2022), Joseph Gautier (D, 2021), Michell Kaufman (D, 2021), Indira Kinsella (D, 2020; appointed to serve an unexpired term) and Lissa Montisano-Koen (D, 2022).In January 2020, the Borough Council selected Indira Kinsella from three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2020 that had been held by Thomas Papaleo until he resigned to take office as mayor.