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Gaburo shifts from county chairman to state committeeman

July 26, 2020 4:43 pm

Al Gaburo stepped down last week after five terms as the Somerset County Republican Chairman, but wound up winning another post: he’s the new GOP State Committeeman. Gaburo replaced Scott Ross, who stepped aside one year early to allow Gaburo...

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...

The story of Rodney’s long and painful path to Congress

January 4, 2018 12:11 amNovember 20, 2025 8:24 pm

The most frustrating thing for Rep. Rodney Proctor Frelinghuysen has got to be that he’s reached the pinnacle of his political career, only to face the inconvenience of an election. He’s being tagged as out of touch; that’s something incumbents...