Jack Zisa Archives

Francica, Sheehan-Willis will get top Bergen election posts

July 27, 2021 12:42 pmJuly 27, 2021 2:37 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy will name Debra Francica as the interim Bergen County Superintendent of Elections and Jamie Sheehan-Willis as the deputy, the New Jersey Globe has learned. They will replace to legendary Bergen election officials, Patti DiCostanzo and Terry O’Connor. ...

Lawsuit filed challenging Bergen GOP leadership race

July 22, 2021 5:40 pm

A Bergen County Republican committeeman has filed a lawsuit alleging that the county GOP organization violated state law by holding an election for county chairman before the June primary election. Robert Taschler, a longtime GOP leader from New Milford, said...

Zisa re-elected Bergen GOP Chairman in a 2-1 landslide

June 1, 2021 8:36 pmJune 3, 2021 11:40 am

Jack Zisa easily won re-election as the Bergen County Republican Chairman on Tuesday evening, fighting off a challenge from Michael Gardner by a vote of 350 to 164, a 68%-32% margin. Zisa found himself in a re-election bid this year...

Controversial candidates backed by Bergen GOP could risk race for governor

April 23, 2021 10:39 amApril 23, 2021 12:24 pm

Facing a Democratic Party that has grown its strength through years of total control of government in the state’s most populous county, Bergen Republicans have backed a series of controversial candidates whose baggage could doom them at the polls in...

Dierdre Paul says she’ll seek GOP State Senate nod in 37th

March 31, 2021 2:26 pmMarch 31, 2021 2:40 pm

An Englewood woman who has accused Gordon Johnson of making sexually inappropriate comments to her during a private meeting in 2008 is now mounting an off the line bid for the Republican State Senate nomination in the 37th legislative district....

Next up: a race for Schepisi’s Assembly seat

March 10, 2021 12:39 amMarch 19, 2021 12:11 pm

The closeness of the special election convention for State Senate in the 39th district likely signals another close race when Republican county committee gathers again to fill State Sen.-elect Holly Schepisi’s soon-to-be vacant State Assembly seat. Schepisi defeated Assemblyman Bob...

Schepisi narrowly defeats Auth for Cardinale Senate seat

March 9, 2021 8:17 pmMarch 9, 2021 10:03 pm

Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi (R-River Vale) narrowly won a State Senate seat on Tuesday evening, defeating Assemblyman Bob Auth (R-Old Tappan) by eight votes in a special election convention to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Gerald Cardinale...