Balvir Singh

Balvir Singh (born November 9, 1984) is an Indian-American educator and Democratic Party politician from Burlington Township, New Jersey, who has represented the 7th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since January 30, 2025. He previously served on the Burlington County Board of County Commissioners from 2018 to 2025. Singh is the first Asian American to win a countywide election in Burlington County and the first Sikh American to win a countywide election in the state of New Jersey.

Burlington Township Board of Education In 2014, Singh was elected to the board of education of the Burlington Township School District, coming in third among the five candidates seeking three open seats. As a board member, Singh served as Chair of the school district's finance committee. Over the three years Singh served in that role, taxes and overall spending increases were contained within the school district's budgets each year.

Commissioner election Singh announced his intention to run for Burlington County Board of County Commissioners in March 2017 with running mate Tom Pullion. During the course of the campaign, Singh criticized the all-Republican Burlington County Board for focusing on bringing warehouses to the region with developers obtaining millions of dollars in tax subsidies, and creating traffic issues in local communities. Singh was criticized by his Republican opponents for his support of tax increases while on the Burlington Township Board of Education and for his support of gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy. The Republicans also ran social media ads claiming that Singh would harbor criminal immigrants and support sanctuary city policies if elected. Singh stated after the election that such immigration policies fall out his jurisdiction as a Freeholder, and therefore were irrelevant points to be made. On election day, Singh and Pullion were declared the victors by a narrow margin in an election where voter turnout was at a record low. Gopal is the first Indian-American to be elected to New Jersey's State Senate.

Singh voted in favor of the 2018 county budget, which resulted in a reduction in property taxes. The budget also called for a cut in the amount of money going into the Burlington County farmland preservation and open space fund since only two farms had applied for the program during the 2018 fiscal year, and neither accepted the county's offer.

At the March 19, 2018, board meeting, A Republican commissioner introduced a resolution to expand the Burlington County Women's Advisory Council's size from 15 to 20 members. Singh and Pullion expressed concern that current members were being dismissed and that new members were being chosen without a public advertisement of the vacancies. The resolution passed along a party-line vote.

On June 13, 2018, Singh and Pullion cast dissenting votes on a motion to grant an $89,500 contract for architectural services for security studies within the schools of Burlington County. During the meeting, a resident addressed the Board and alleged that the firm had donated to Republican campaigns in the past. Singh and Pullion cited the firm that was granted the contract, alleging that the appointment had been made for political reasons.

New Jersey General Assembly The members of the Burlington County Democratic committee selected Singh to fill the General Assembly seat that became vacant when Herb Conaway resigned to take office in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Singh and fellow incumbent Carol A. Murphy both won new terms in the 2025 election, beating Republican candidates Doug Dillon and Dione Johnson by 2–1 margins.

Personal life Singh was born in India, and was raised in a small village in Punjab. He immigrated to the United States in 1999 with his family at the age of 14. He grew up in a one-bedroom apartment in Burlington City, where he attended Burlington City High School.

Burlington Township Board of Education