Christian Barranco Archives

Women legislators hard-pressed to increase their numbers in 2021

August 11, 2021 11:38 amAugust 11, 2021 11:40 am

The New Jersey state legislature, where all four legislative leaders and nearly 60% of all legislators are white men, is a body that has room to grow more diverse. But based on the candidates running this November, the 2021 elections...

Pennacchio, Kean don’t regret backing Morris GOP line

June 15, 2021 2:14 pm

GOP legislators who backed Morris County Republicans’ adoption of a party line haven’t soured on the practice after it facilitated an incumbent’s primary loss. “I think it was very successful,” said Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean (R-Westfield), whose district includes...

Barranco, Webber win GOP nods in district 26

June 9, 2021 12:05 amJune 9, 2021 7:02 am

Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce (R-Parsippany) has lost her re-election race to former Pompton Lakes Councilman Christian Barranco. The contest saw schisms form between the 26th district’s Republican county organizations. Morris County, which accounts 78% of the district’s GOP primary voters, awarded...

Barberio wins mayoral nod in Parsippany, but council contests too close to call

June 8, 2021 11:03 pmJune 9, 2021 1:05 am

Former Parsippany Mayor James Barberio defeated former Councilman Louis Valori for the GOP nod to challenge Democratic Mayor Michael Soriano, beating his onetime running mate 2,275-2,013. Barberio was ousted by Soriano in 2017, the same year Valori lost his own...

Webber heads into final days with sizeable cash advantage

June 7, 2021 11:24 amJune 7, 2021 12:49 pm

Assemblyman Jay Webber (R-Morris Plains) has more money banked then all the other GOP candidates in the 26th district combined, according to 11-day pre-primary reports filed with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. Webber reported raising $19,405 in his...

DeCroce says her campaign’s knocked more than 20,000 doors

June 5, 2021 8:39 pm

Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce (R-Parsippany) says her campaign has knocked on more than 20,000 doors. “That’s an awful lot of doors to hit, and we’ve heard very positive thoughts and reactions to everybody that we’ve been going to,” she said. “I...

DeCroce announces Essex, Passaic endorsements

June 4, 2021 11:34 amJune 6, 2021 10:56 pm

A spate of local Republican officials in Passaic and Essex Counties endorsed Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce Friday. The endorsements from Passaic County come from a slew of current and former elected officials in West Milford. Mayor Michael Dale, Councilmen Michael Chazukow,...