Elect Joe Charles

for Council

A Champion for Our Nonpartisan Values

 

Joe Charles, 51, is a 17-year resident of West Windsor along with his wife, Deborah. The couple has been married for 20 years and has two children in the West Windsor–Plainsboro schools.

 

He graduated from Lehigh University, where he has been a guest lecturer for the past 15 years and was the keynote speaker for the 2025 accounting banquet for students and faculty. He served on the Accounting Advisory Board for nine years, including two as chair.

 

Professionally, Charles is a certified public accountant with 29 years of experience in accounting and finance. He is a partner in his firm and deals with challenging issues daily. “I serve as a trusted adviser, people leader, and inclusive mentor,” he says.

 

Charles has served on the boards of charitable organizations, including the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia and Young Audiences of Eastern Pennsylvania. Locally, he has been active in youth sports and served as a coach or assistant coach for West Windsor soccer and baseball organizations. He also co-hosted the Little League’s charity fundraising grill for two years.

 

He and his wife have fostered 15 rescue dogs over the past seven years, two of which they adopted and four that were placed with West Windsor families.

 

As the vice chair of Keep West Windsor Nonpartisan (“Vote No” effort) in 2024, he advocated for keeping partisan politics out of West Windsor, resulting in a 2-to-1 margin of victory.

  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA), licensed in New Jersey and Pennsylvania
  • 29-year (and counting) professional career as successful business person, trusted advisor, team leader, and inclusive mentor
  • Vice-Chair of Keep West Windsor NonPartisan to successfully defend our form of nonpartisan elections for the “Vote NO” team
  • 9 years on Lehigh University Accounting Advisory Board, 2 years as Chair
  • Served as volunteer board member for charities, Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia, and Young Audiences of Eastern Pennsylvania
  • Volunteered as coach/assistant coach for WWPSA (rec soccer) and WWLL (little league baseball)
  • Co-hosted West Windsor Little League outdoor charity grill for 2 years
  • Regular guest lecturer at Lehigh University for 15 years; keynote speaker for 2025 accounting banquet for students and faculty
  • Teams with amazing spouse to foster 15 rescue dogs in last 7 years; 2 we have adopted and 4 that are with other West Windsor families
  • WW resident for 17 years; married 20 years; 2 children currently in WW-P schools
  • B.S. in Business and Economics, Major in Accounting, Lehigh University

Joe Charles played a leading role in the successful “Vote No” campaign that decisively defeated the public question to make our township elections partisan, safeguarding West Windsor's nonpartisan traditions by a remarkable 2:1 margin. During his 17 years as an active West Windsor resident, he has volunteered in everything from sports and education to fostering rescue dogs.

 

His financial acumen and commitment to local community-driven governance will make him a great addition to our Township Council.