Bill Palatucci Archives - New Jersey Globe

Republican Senate race too close to call

July 8, 2020 12:40 amJuly 8, 2020 3:24 am

The race for the Republican nod to take on U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-Newark) is too close to call. Rik Mehta currently leads Hirsh Singh 38% to 37%, with Singh kept competitive by a staggering 29,012-vote lead in Ocean County....

Palatucci flips to Mehta in GOP Senate primary

June 15, 2020 8:20 pmJune 16, 2020 10:27 pm

Republican National Committeeman Bill Palatucci has rescinded his endorsement of Hirsh Singh in the July 7 U.S. Senate primary and is now endorsing Rik Mehta. Palatucci says he made the decision to endorse Mehta after a Singh campaign advisor repeated...

Palatucci picks up endorsement from Morris state committeeman

June 2, 2020 1:37 pm

Morris County Republican State Committeeman Larry Casha has endorsed Bill Palatucci and Ginny Haines for re-election as New Jersey’s representative to the Republican National Committee. Palatucci faces a challenge from John Sette, who served as the Morris County GOP Chairman...

Christie headlining virtual Mowers fundraiser

May 4, 2020 9:45 am

The Mowers campaign finance chairs are Christopher Vincze, who was a member of Christie’s 2016 presidential campaign finance committee, and Bill Greiner, a longtime New Hampshire GOP leader backed Christie for president. Several close Christie allies are serving as event...

Following controversy, GOP postpones Palatucci re-election vote

March 4, 2020 7:15 pmMarch 4, 2020 7:51 pm

Growing criticism of Republican National Committeeman Bill Palatucci using his party position to intimidate a congressional candidate after his law firm landed the other candidate as a client has caused state GOP leaders to postpone an election originally set for...

Palatucci firm was being paid by Kean campaign when he tried to muscle Becchi

March 1, 2020 6:00 amMarch 1, 2020 5:10 pm

Republican National Committeeman Bill Palatucci leveraged his party post to pressure a candidate to drop her primary challenge to Tom Kean, Jr., while being paid $21,128 by the Kean for Congress campaign in 2019, the New Jersey Globe has learned....

Lanuto backs Gibbs as ‘Snooki ad’ heats up NJ-3 GOP primary

February 24, 2020 6:05 pmFebruary 26, 2020 4:11 pm

Ocean County GOP chairman Barbara Lanuto has endorsed Kate Gibbs for the Republican nomination for Congress in New Jersey’s 3rd district. Lanuto’s endorsement follows a vote to support Gibbs by the Ocean County GOP screening committee and comes in advance...