Al Gaburo Archives - New Jersey Globe

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...

Russo hits Parenti on Salary spikes

October 7, 2019 4:45 pm

Democratic Somerset sheriff candidate Darrin Russo took aim at his opponent’s salary Monday. “Parenti loves to talk about taxpayer rip-offs, but for some reason he’s silent about the one he’s involved in,” Russo. “Over two years he extracted $270,000 in...

Somerset Dems disavow post encouraging those who ‘hate our country’ to run for office

August 20, 2019 3:36 pmAugust 20, 2019 3:59 pm

Somerset County Democrats disavowed a since-deleted Facebook post encouraging those who “hate our country” to run for public office, donate to political campaigns or otherwise engage in politics that drew fire from the county’s Republicans. “A volunteer posted a meme...

Five GOP county chairs will attend Tom Kean announcement

April 16, 2019 3:52 pmApril 16, 2019 7:55 pm

Sending a strong signal that Tom Kean, Jr. is the top choice of Republicans to challenge freshman Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Rocky Hill) in 2020, five GOP county chairmen from New Jersey’s 7th district are expected to attend Kean’s formal announcement...