Township Councilmember Potosnak Tapped To Head State Environmental Department

January 16, 2026 Environment, Township Council

**DEP COMMISSIONER NOMINEE –** Township Councilmember Ed Potosnak, center, after he was sworn into his second Council term by Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill at the January 3 Council reorganization meeting. Also pictured in Potosnak’s partner, John Marchetti. (File photo).

Township Council member Ed Potosnak has been nominated by Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill to be the next commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Protection.

Potosnak, who represents Ward 1, was re-elected to his second term on the Council in November. He is the first openly LGBTQ person to serve on the Township Council.

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Township Councilmember Potosnak Tapped To Head State Environmental Department

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