Cranbury Township is governed under the Township form of government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 565) statewide governed under this form.
The Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are elected directly by the voters at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.
At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor.
In 1990, the Cranbury Township Committee was expanded from three to five members and the position of Township Administrator by ordinance.

As of 2020, members of the Cranbury Township Committee are Mayor Matthew A. Scott (D, term of office on committee ends December 31, 2020; term as mayor ends 2020), Deputy Mayor Michael J. Ferrante (D, term on committee ends December 31, 2021), term as deputy mayor ends 2020), James M. Taylor (D, term ends December 31, 2021), Dr. Barbara Rogers (D, term ends December 31, 2022), and M. Evelyn Spann (R, term ends December 31, 2022).

In 2018, the township had an average property tax bill of $11,960, the highest in the county, compared to an average bill of $8,767 statewide.
Cranbury Township is governed under the Township form of government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 565) statewide governed under this form. The Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are elected directly by the voters at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle. At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor. In 1990, the Cranbury Township Committee was expanded from three to five members and the position of Township Administrator by ordinance.
As of 2020, members of the Cranbury Township Committee are Mayor Matthew A. Scott (D, term of office on committee ends December 31, 2020; term as mayor ends 2020), Deputy Mayor Michael J. Ferrante (D, term on committee ends December 31, 2021), term as deputy mayor ends 2020), James M. Taylor (D, term ends December 31, 2021), Dr. Barbara Rogers (D, term ends December 31, 2022), and M. Evelyn Spann (R, term ends December 31, 2022).
In 2018, the township had an average property tax bill of $11,960, the highest in the county, compared to an average bill of $8,767 statewide.
Cranbury, New Jersey