Thomas Lankey


Thomas Lankey is the Mayor of Edison, New Jersey, the state's 5th largest municipality by population, with about 101,000 residents. He won the November 2013 election and was sworn in on January 1, 2014. He was previously a town councilperson. Soon after taking office, Lankey said he would re-write the town's code of ethics. He won reelection in 2017, winning 58.7% of the vote.

Background

Lankey is a lifelong resident of Edison, and a 1978 graduate of Wardlaw-Hartridge School. He has a Bachelor of Science in accounting from the University of Delaware. He is a senior vice president at JFK Health System, and previously served as vice chairman of the board of directors of Magyar Bank.