Neptune Township Committeeman Randy Bishop is poised to be picked as mayor for 2008 after he is sworn into office tomorrow, according to the Asbury Park Press.
Bishop won re-election to the committee in November, beginning his second three-year term.
The paper reports that Bishop doesn’t want his sexuality to be a focus during his term as mayor.

“It really is a small piece of what makes me who I am,” he said. “It’s as much a piece of me as owning my own business, or having spent years in corporate America.
“Is it true that probably my experience influences how I approach problem solving? Yes, but they all play into that, and they all make me into who I am.”
The list of openly gay mayors in New Jersey is short: Democrat Gina Genovese became the state’s first openly gay mayor in 2005 when she was chosen for the position by the Republican majority on the Long Hill Township Committee. She no longer holds the office.
As in Long Hill, Neptune’s mayor is chosen by the Township Committee.
In November, Tim Eustace, a 10-year member of the Maywood Borough Council, became the state’s first openly gay mayor elected by popular vote.