 In 2004, former mayor Ronald Corn was sentenced to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges that he had improperly used more than $300,000 of public funds.Hainesport Township is located in the 3rd Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 8th state legislative district.As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 4,014 registered voters in Hainesport Township, of which 1,089 (27.1% vs. 33.3% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,244 (31.0% vs. 23.9%) were registered as Republicans and 1,679 (41.8% vs. 42.8%) were registered as Unaffiliated.