Biography of Carl W. Block
Ocean County Clerk
 As one of Ocean County’s Constitutional Officers, Carl W. Block is responsible for
the administration of a broad range of services offered by the County Clerk’s Office
including the supervision of the filing and recording of all documents affecting real estate
ownership/transfer throughout Ocean County, assisting residents in obtaining Passports for
foreign travel and the administration of all
elections within the County.
County Clerk Block served as Ocean County Deputy Clerk for sixteen years before
his election as the County Clerk in 2003. He began his public service in 1982 as a member
of the Stafford Township Council. He was Mayor of Stafford Township from
1983 to 2009. An Ocean resident for more than 40 years,
from 1970 to 1976 Mr. Block served in the New Jersey Army National Guard receiving an Honorable
Discharge as Staff Sergeant.
Governor Christine Todd Whitman appointed Block as a Commissioner to the South
Jersey Transportation Authority in 1998 where he served until 2004.
He is a member of the Executive Committee and was President
of the New Jersey State League of Municipalities in 2002.
He was President of the Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey (COANJ) in 2007. He serves on the Board of Trustees
of the Southern Ocean County Hospital. He is a member the Ocean
Acres Civic Association and the Board of Trustees of the St. Francis Community Center.
He and his wife, Catherine, have two daughters, Rana and Lauren. They attend
St. Francis Roman Catholic Church in Brant Beach.
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