Frank George Pelzman (November 13, 1934 – June 29, 2006) is the former

Mayor of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey The Mayor of Woodbridge Township is the official head and chief executive officer of Woodbridge Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, U.S. The mayor serves a four-year term. On June 29, 2006, incumbent mayor Frank Pelzman died of cancer, l ...

. A long time member of the township council, Pelzman became mayor in 2002, after

Jim McGreevey James Edward McGreevey (born August 6, 1957) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 52nd governor of New Jersey from 2002 until his resignation in 2004 following the revelation of his extramarital affair w ...

resigned to become

Governor of New Jersey The governor of New Jersey is the head of government of New Jersey. The office of governor is an elected position with a four-year term. There is a two consecutive term term limit, with no limitation on non-consecutive terms. The official res ...

. Pelzman was elected by the Township Council in January 2002 to serve until the November 2002 special election for mayor, which he won. He was elected to a full four-year term as mayor in 2003. He died of

cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal b ...

in June 2006, a month after being diagnosed. Since he was a supporter of outdoor youth recreation, a park was dedicated in his name on October 19, 2006.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pelzman, Frank 1934 births 2006 deaths Mayors of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey 20th-century American politicians