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Al Barlas joins Mercury

February 11, 2020 3:24 pm

Essex County Republican Chairman Al Barlas has joined Mercury Public Affairs, a national public strategy firm that has established a strong presence in New Jersey over the last decade. Barlas was ranked as #32 on the 2019 New Jersey Globe...

Essex GOP gives line to Becchi

February 5, 2020 1:44 pm

Rosemary Becchi will run on the Essex County Republican organization line as the candidate for Congress in New Jersey’s 11th district, a move that comes as no surprise since GOP county chairman Al Barlas endorsed her more than two weeks...

Essex GOP bans NDAs for county, local candidates

February 5, 2020 9:00 amFebruary 5, 2020 11:21 am

Essex County Republicans voted on Tuesday to adopt two “common sense policies” that will deny party support to county and municipal candidates who force staff, vendors and volunteers to sign non-disclosure agreements that limit victims of toxic environment issues. “We...

GOP county chairs endorse Becchi

January 21, 2020 3:34 pmJanuary 21, 2020 11:13 pm

Rosemary Becchi has won the support of four Republican county chairs in her bid to challenge Rep. Mikie Sherrill The endorsements, first reported by the New Jersey Globe on Sunday, come from Laura Marie Ali of Morris, Al Barlas of...

GOP leaders applaud Casha

January 21, 2020 11:48 amJanuary 21, 2020 12:07 pm

Four Republican county chairs are praising Larry Casha for stepping aside to avoid a GOP congressional primary to pick an opponent for Rep. Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey’s 11th district. Casha agreed to drop out of the race this morning,...

How the Becchi district swap happened

January 19, 2020 9:34 pmJanuary 21, 2020 1:23 pm

Rosemarie Becchi began to seriously consider switching districts and running against Mikie Sherrill instead of Tom Malinowski sometime on Friday and made a final decision on Sunday morning, according to fourteen sources familiar with all or part of the marathon...

Treamont wins Essex State Committee seat

December 19, 2019 9:33 amDecember 19, 2019 9:33 am

Janet Treamont is the new Republican State Committeewoman from Essex County. A longtime ally of Essex GOP Chairman Al Barlas, Treamont won the seat vacated last month when Mary Comito stepped down. Essex Republicans held a meeting last night to...