Kimberly Eulner

Kimberly Doran Eulner (born April 15, 1966) is an American Republican Party politician who represented the 11th Legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly from January 11, 2022, to January 9, 2024.

Kimberly Eulner
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 11th district
In office January 11, 2022 – January 9, 2024 Serving with Marilyn Piperno
Preceded by	Joann Downey Eric Houghtaling
Succeeded by	Margie Donlon Luanne Peterpaul
Mayor of Shrewsbury Borough
Incumbent
Assumed office January 9, 2024
Preceded by	Erik Anderson
Personal details
Born	(1966-04-15) April 15, 1966 (age 58)
Political party	Republican
Residence	Shrewsbury, New Jersey
Education	Washington College
Website	Legislative webpage

Early life and education

A longtime resident of Shrewsbury, she graduated from Red Bank Regional High School and Washington College. She served on the Shrewsbury Borough Council.^[1]

Elected office

In the 2021 New Jersey General Assembly election, Eulner and her running mate Marilyn Piperno knocked off Democratic incumbents Joann Downey and Eric Houghtaling, both of whom had served three terms in office.^[2] Eulner was one of a record seven new Republican Assemblywomen elected in the 2022 general election, joining seven Republican women incumbents who won re-election that year to the Assembly and Senate.^[3] In 2023, Eulner and Piperno lost re-election to Democratic challengers Margie Donlon and Luanne Peterpaul.^[4][5]

Shortly after losing re-election to the General Assembly, Eulner was selected to fill a vacancy for Mayor of Shrewsbury after the incumbent, Erik Anderson, resigned after being elected to the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners.^[6] Eulner was sworn in as Mayor on January 9, 2024, the day her Assembly term expired.^[7]

Electoral history

11th legislative district general election, 2021^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marilyn Piperno	35,336	25.05%
	Republican	Kimberly Eulner	35,177	24.94%
	Democratic	Joann Downey (incumbent)	34,830	24.69%
	Democratic	Eric Houghtaling (incumbent)	34,555	24.50%
	Green	Dominique Faison	1,152	0.82%
Total votes			141,050	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

11th Legislative District General Election, 2023^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Margie Donlon	32,005	28.6
	Democratic	Luanne Peterpaul	31,636	28.3
	Republican	Marilyn Piperno (incumbent)	24,230	21.7
	Republican	Kimberly Eulner (incumbent)	24,025	21.5
Total votes			111,896	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

1. "Shrewsbury: Doran Eulner Q&A", Red Bank Green. Accessed January 10, 2022. "Where did you grow up? Shrewsbury. Where did you go to high school? Red Bank Regional High School; Did you graduate from college? If so, which school, with what degree? Washington College, B.A., Sociology"
2. Wildstein, David. "Piperno, Eulner win Assembly seats in Monmouth in pickup for GOP; Downey trails by 394 votes with no possible path to victory", New Jersey Globe, November 13, 2021. Accessed January 10, 2022. "Republicans have flipped two State Assembly seats in the 11th district, where Marilyn Piperno and Kim Eulner have ousted three-term Democrats Joann Downey (D-Freehold) and Eric Houghtaling (D-Neptune)."
3. DiFilippo, Dana. "A record-setting election for Republican women in N.J.", New Jersey Monitor, November 8, 2021. Accessed January 10, 2022. "Indeed, it was a record-setting year for Republican women, with voters last week electing as many as seven female GOP newcomers to the Assembly — the most ever, according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University (the Associated Press has still not called some of the races). The previous record was four in 2007, said Debbie Walsh, the center’s director.... Seven other incumbent Republican women held onto seats in the Legislature, as well."
4. Fox, Joey. "Gopal wins re-election; Democrats pick up two 11th district Assembly seats", New Jersey Globe, November 7, 2023. Accessed December 25, 2023. "Gopal’s Assembly running mates, Ocean Township Councilwoman Margie Donlon and former Municipal Court Judge Luanne Peterpaul, have won as well, defeating two incumbent Republican Assemblywomen, Marilyn Piperno (R-Colts Neck) and Kim Eulner (R-Shrewsbury)."
5. Official List Candidates for General Assembly for General Election November 7, 2023, New Jersey Department of State, December 6, 2023. Accessed December 23, 2023.
6. Prabhu, Sunayana. "Eulner Takes the Reins in Shrewsbury", The Two River Times, January 11, 2024. Accessed January 22, 2024. "On a stormy evening, just as Gov. Phil Murphy announced a state of emergency in anticipation of heavy rains, severe flooding and high winds, former Assembly member Kim Eulner was named mayor of Shrewsbury at the borough council’s regular meeting. She is the 20th mayor and only the third woman to lead the borough in its history.... Accompanied by her sister Mimi Cahill, Eulner was administered the oath of office by outgoing mayor Erik Anderson, who resigned his post after being elected to the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners in November. He replaced long-serving commissioner Lillian Burry who retired. Anderson’s mayoral term was to expire in December 2026."
7. "Eulner Takes the Reins in Shrewsbury - Two River Times". January 11, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
8. "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/02/2021 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
9. "Candidates for General Assembly - For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

External links

• Legislative webpage