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Jay Webber draws GOP primary opponent

February 21, 2019 9:57 amFebruary 21, 2019 9:59 am

Former Pompton Lakes councilman Christian Barranco is preparing to challenge Jay Webber (R-Morris Plains) in the Republican primary for State Assembly in the 26th district. Webber and Assemblywoman Betty Lou DeCroce are seeking re-election and have already secured the organization...

Betty Lou DeCroce will seek re-election

February 14, 2019 1:47 pm

Assemblywoman Betty Lou DeCroce (R-Parsippany) announced today that she will seek re-election to a fifth term in the State Assembly. “The people in my district want a representative who is willing to compromise in order to get things done, but...

Dinsmore announces GOP endorsements

December 8, 2018 6:21 pmDecember 8, 2018 7:19 pm

Donald Dinsmore, a former Assembly staff and Christie administration official who is challenging three incumbent Morris County freeholders in the 2019 Republican primary, today announced the endorsements of 37 current and former GOP officials. The incumbents – Douglas Cabana, Kathy...

Heavy drama ends Lyon comeback bid

April 6, 2018 10:22 pmApril 9, 2018 12:19 am

Former Morris County Freeholder Hank Lyon has abandoned his bid for a political comeback, leaving his running mates one candidate short of a full ticket. Lyon, who gave up his freeholder seat to run for the State Assembly, filed nominating...

Talk of a DeCroce-Mastrangelo ticket in ’19

April 2, 2018 9:22 amApril 2, 2018 11:51 am

Sources say that Assemblywoman Betty Lou DeCroce (R-Parsippany) is preparing to run for re-election in 2019 on a ticket with Morris County Freeholder Tom Mastrangelo (R-Montville), whether Jay Webber (R-Morris Plains) wins his congressional race or not. In 2017, DeCroce...

Zwigard pushes for reciprocal endorsements

April 2, 2018 8:55 amApril 2, 2018 11:44 am

Jay Webber needs to come out of Morris County with a huge plurality in the GOP congressional primary, which is one of several reasons why the five-term Assemblyman is staying out of an increasingly rabid campaign for Morris Republican County...

Webber’s ‘all-in’ strategy could come at a price

March 30, 2018 9:43 amMarch 31, 2018 4:35 pm

Republican congressional candidate Jay Webber has settled on an all-in strategy of running his own line of candidates in Essex County, where the county GOP organization is backing Antony Ghee for the 11th district congressional seat. It’s not a unique...