 In February 2016, the Borough Council selected Mary Davis from a list of three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2016 that was vacated by Edward Mignone when he took office as mayor.In October 2015, council member Anthony Cappola resigned from office and left the race for an Assembly seat in the 38th Legislative District, following disclosures that he had written and published a 2003 book titled "Outrageous" that was described as "full of racial slurs, rants and stereotypes".River Edge is located in the 5th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 38th state legislative district.