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Bridgewater GOP backs Howes for Somerset county chairman

July 3, 2020 2:02 pm

Tim Howes’ campaign for Somerset County GOP Chairman, which official launched yesterday with Al Gaburo’s announcement that he won’t seek re-election to a sixth term, picked up the endorsement of Bridgewater Mayor Matthew Moench and the leaders of the local...

Gaburo stepping down as Somerset GOP chairman

July 2, 2020 5:53 pmJuly 2, 2020 9:05 pm

Al Gaburo will not seek re-election to a sixth term as Somerset County Republican Chairman. Timothy Howes, a former Peapack and Gladstone councilman and a politically active lawyer, appears to be emerging as Gaburo’s likely successor. “I am eternally grateful...

Trump picks his New Jersey delegates

March 31, 2020 12:12 amMarch 31, 2020 1:22 am

Former Gov. Chris Christie will head Donald Trump’s slate of 46 New Jersey delegates to the Republican National Convention, according to a list of candidates designated by the Trump-Pence campaign. New Jersey has ten at-large delegates elected statewide, and each...

Somerset GOP calls off county committee elections for June

March 23, 2020 4:24 pm

Somerset County Republicans will postpone county committee elections this year and extend the terms of county committee members until 2021, according to county chairman Al Gaburo. Elections had been scheduled for June 2, but most counties are pushing county committee...

Gaburo, Bateman endorse Ciattarelli

January 21, 2020 6:38 pm

Somerset County Chairman Al Gaburo and State Sen. Kip Bateman endorsed Jack Ciattarelli’s gubernatorial bid Tuesday. “I enthusiastically support Jack. I think he’s the one who can win. He’s been running since he lost two years ago. He’s everywhere,” Bateman...

Ciattarelli won’t rule out running down-ballot slates against hostile GOP organizations

January 21, 2020 6:18 pm

Former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli wouldn’t rule out running organizational lines in counties where other gubernatorial candidates win party support, though he said he didn’t believe it would come to that. “I don’t see the need for that at this point....

Ciattarelli launches gubernatorial campaign

January 21, 2020 6:13 pmJanuary 22, 2020 10:35 am

Former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli officially launched his gubernatorial campaign Tuesday, becoming the first Republican to formally declare a challenge to Gov. Phil Murphy. Ciattarelli’s announcement speech, given to a crowd of more than 200 in the auditorium of a Raritan...