Meetings & Events
Club members meet once a month, usually on the second Monday evening. Topics of recent general membership meetings have included: evaluations of election results, polling, Covid-19 vaccine distribution, state legislative reports, updates from township and county officials, platforms of ward and board of education candidates, and issues of current interest (inc. cannabis, clean environment, increasing voter turnout, eradicating racism and gun violence).
Meetings are held at:
Franklin Township Community/Senior Center
505 DeMott Lane
Somerset NJ 08873
Guests are welcomed to attend meetings after contacting the Club by
phone (973) 919-1960 or email jfkclubfranklin@gmail.com
January 12, 2026
Election of Executive Committee members and presentation by representatives of Voter Choice NJ https://www.voterchoicenj.org/ about ranked choice voting.
February 9, 2026
Presentations titled “DIRE: Standing with Our Neighbors in NJ” and “Tools and Resources to Protect our Communities and Uphold Due Process”
March 9, 2026
Presentation by NJ State Senator Bob Smith about the Polluters Pay to Make New Jersey More Affordable Act, formerly known as the Climate Superfund Act.
April 13, 2026
Update from Bob LaCorte, chair of the Franklin 250 Committee, https://www.franklintwpnj.org/our-township/franklin-250 and Sara Cureton, executive director of the NJ Historical Commission, https://nj.gov/state/historical/ about local events commemorating the 250th anniversary of our country’s independence.
May 11, 2026
Primary election expectations, with presentations by Steve Peter, Somerset County Clerk, and Shanel Robinson, Somerset County Commissioner Director and candidate for Congress https://shanel4congress.com/
Primary election expectations
June 8, 2026
Education – state aid cuts and related topics. NOTE: date & location will be CHANGED because our meeting room is being used on June 8.
July 13, 2026
TBD
August 10, 2026
September 14, 2026
Board of Education candidates panel discussion