Barbara Netchert, a longtime Hudson County Democratic political figure who served as Hudson County Clerk for a decade after holding senior positions in Jersey City government, died on October 13 after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was 76.
Netchert served as county clerk from 2007 to 2017, overseeing the county office responsible for administering elections, maintaining public records and processing a variety of official documents.
Gov. Jon Corzine appointed her to the post in 2007 at the request of Hudson County Democratic leaders, succeeding Javier Inclan, who had been offered a position in the Corzine administration…