J. Randy Bishop
(? - living) U.S.A.
Politician
Neptune named its first openly gay mayor in 2008. Township Committeeman J. Randy Bishop, the owner of an inn in Ocean Grove, won a second term on the Township Committee. He was then elevated to the mayoral post by his fellow committee members. He is the second openly gay mayor in New Jersey and the third in its history. The other openly gay mayor to currently serve, Maywood's Tim Eustace, was elected by popular vote in November 2007.
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