Fair Lawn borough HallJeanne Baratta, Ed Trawinski for borough council
Putting Fair Lawn First

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Candidate Bios

Councilmember
Jeanne (Cartalemi) Baratta

Jeanne Baratta candidate for Fair Lawn council

A Independent Voice
for Fair Lawn


  • Lifelong Fair Lawn resident
  • Graduate of Fair Lawn High School
  • Author of Award-winning NCEA curriculum in Art Education
  • Trustee of the Fair Lawn Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention
  • Liaison to the Property Maintenance Committee, Shade Tree Advisory Committee, Community Center 501c3, and Fair Lawn Garden Committee
  • Instrumental in passing Fair Lawn's Underage Drinking Ordinance
  • Worked, successfully, to bring the Farmer's Market back to Fair Lawn
  • Retired Art Teacher, former Girl Scout Leader and Service Team Member
  • Current Member Fair Lawn Borough Council
  • Member of WAGG (Woman Advocating for Good Government)
  • Jeanne has been married for 25 years. She and her husband, Richard, have 3 children.

Councilmember
Ed Trawinski

Ed Trawinski candidate for Fair Lawn council

A Lifetime
of Service
Fair Lawn & NJ

  • 35 year Fair Lawn resident
  • Land use and environmental attorney at Schenck, Price, Smith and King
  • Former Assistant Commissioner of Commerce under Governor Tom Kean
  • 8 years experience as Councilmember, including 2 years as Mayor of Fair Lawn
  • Former Fair Lawn Planning Board attorney
  • Honorably discharged, Staff Sergeant, NJ National Guard
  • Re-instated the Americans with Disabilities Act Committee
  • Member of the Fair Lawn Shared Service Committe, Broadway Improvement Corporation and Fair Lawn Open Space Committee
  • Lifelong member and trustee of St. Anne's Parish
  • Member of the Catholic War Veterans and the American Legion
  • Honorably discharged, Staff Sergeant, NJ National Guard
  • Ed and his wife, Diane, have 3 children and 2 grandchildren

Vote November 3, 2009
Re-Elect Baratta and Trawinski Fair Lawn Borough Council