Democrats Ron Naples and Claire Edelstein are running for two seats on the Barnegat Township Committee, which has been all-Republican for more than 10 years.

Naples is an associate professor of hospitality at the New York University School of Professional Studies Jonathan M. Tisch Center of Hospitality and has been a faculty member at NYU since 1990. He is a recipient of the NYU Distinguished Teacher Award, the school’s highest teaching honor, and the Distinguished Service Award.