Commissioner Alexander Mirabella

Commissioner
Alexander Mirabella

Commissioner Alexander Mirabella has been a dedicated member of the Union County Board of County Commissioners since his first election in 1997, and he was re-elected in 2021 for his ninth three-year term. Throughout his tenure, he has served as Vice Chairman five times and Chairman six times, including during the critical years of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.

During the pandemic, Mirabella led Union County’s response, implementing essential services such as New Jersey’s first county-based drive-through testing site at Kean University, mobile test sites, testing for the homebound, and coordinating the vaccine rollout in early 2021. He also managed federal CARES Act funds to provide meals, support small businesses, schools, libraries, nonprofits, and offer child care and rental assistance. His leadership extended to recovery efforts following Tropical Storm Ida in 2021, ensuring economic support for impacted residents.

Mirabella’s “Union County Rising” initiative in 2021 focused on COVID-19 response, economic development, parks improvements, and inclusive services, while maintaining fiscal stability to avoid tax increases or layoffs. In past roles as Chairman, he has expanded Union County parks through the Open Space Trust Fund, developed the Office of Veterans Affairs Services, created the Office of LGBTQ Affairs, and introduced the Sensory Friendly Theater program. His focus also includes infrastructure, workforce development, and sustainability measures.

Currently, Mirabella serves as Chair of the Fiscal, Policy & Administrative Code Committee and is a member of the Fiscal and Public Safety/Homeland Security Committees. He also represents Union County as the Delegate for the New Jersey Association of Counties and serves on the Fire Services Advisory Board, Veterans’ Affairs Committee, Union County Labor Advisory Board, and the Union County LGBTQ Ad Hoc Committee. This year, Commissioner Alexander Mirabella was appointed as the Vice Chair of the International Economic Development Task Force and as a member of the Large Urban County Caucus (LUCC).

Mirabella is on the Board of Trustees for Wenzhou-Kean University in China and John Cabot University in Italy. He has also been instrumental in supporting Union College of Union County, NJ (UCNJ) and played a key role in establishing the Union County Vocational-Technical High Schools. He organizes the annual Columbus Day Italian flag-raising event and was honored by the Italian Tribune as the “Christopher Columbus Man of the Year.”

Previously, he served on the Roselle Park Borough Council from 1991 to 1996. Mirabella graduated from Hobart College in Geneva, NY, with a degree in Economics. He resides in Union County with his wife, Phyllis, and their two children, Alexander and Micayla.