JACKSON, NJ — The race for a seat on the Jackson Township Council has now become a three-way showdown, pitting a seasoned Republican figure and a local first responder against a newcomer with a controversial and shadowy past.

Ken Bressi, the longtime Republican mainstay and former Jackson mayor, enters the race with the full backing of the Jackson GOP club. A Vietnam combat veteran and retired U.S. Marine, Bressi was unanimously endorsed last month by the local Republican club. With decades of service on the planning and zoning boards, Bressi has been a central figure in township politics for years.

Bressi was appointed by Council President Jennifer Kuhn and recently endorsed by the Jackson Republican Club under the leadership of Council President Mordechai Burnstein. Bressi is running a

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