James M. Carroll

Who is James M. Carroll?

James M. Carroll is an American Democratic Party politician, who served on the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 2003 to 2010, having been selected to complete the Freeholder term of the seat vacated when Dennis McNerney was elected County Executive, before winning election to a full term of office in 2006.

Carol was selected by members of the Bergen County Democratic Committee in December 2002 to fill the seat vacated by McNerney. Carroll defeated Woodcliff Lake mayor Josephine Higgins in the special election. When Carroll was sworn in on January 1, 2008, together with fellow party members David L. Ganz and Bernadette McPherson, Democrats took over control of Bergen County government for the first time in almost 20 years.

As a member of the Board of Chosen Freeholders, Carroll served as Chairman of the Freeholder Parks and Public Works Committee and sat on the Freeholder Committees for Education and Law and Public Safety.