Jay Webber Archives - New Jersey Globe

Parsippany Republicans have been fighting for 58 years

June 24, 2023 2:25 pmJune 25, 2023 3:10 pm

Decades of infighting among Parsippany Republicans led to Democratic mayors for 35 of the last 55 years in a town that once provided huge pluralities for GOP candidates running statewide and in Morris County. But intra-party quarrels and changing demographics...

A closer look at more of last week’s legislative primaries

June 14, 2023 5:16 pmJune 15, 2023 3:48 am

Every New Jersey primary tells a story. Sometimes, that story is not a very interesting one – the heavily favored candidate wins by a lot and everyone goes home. But in more competitive contests, primary results reveal all sorts of...

Pennachio, Webber, Bergen victorious in competitive LD26 Republican primary

June 6, 2023 10:20 pmJune 7, 2023 3:19 am

Three incumbent legislators from the 26th district – State Sen. Joe Pennacchio (R-Montville), Assemblyman Jay Webber (R-Morris Plains), and Assemblyman Brian Bergen (R-Denville) – have won their respective Republican primaries after an intense campaign, the New Jersey Globe projects. All...

Five ways of looking at the LD26 GOP primary

May 26, 2023 4:45 pmMay 30, 2023 10:25 am

At first glance, New Jersey’s 26th legislative district, a staunchly Republican district based in Morris County, is not the most obvious place for a highly competitive GOP primary. Its three incumbents – State Sen. Joe Pennacchio (R-Montville), Assemblyman Jay Webber...

After endorsing Pennacchio, NRA says Mastrangelo is distributing knockoff postcards

May 19, 2023 4:19 pmMay 19, 2023 4:20 pm

The political arm of the National Rifle Association (NRA) has endorsed State Sen. Joe Pennacchio (R-Montville) for re-election this year, making him one of several legislative candidates the group is backing. But it appears that Pennacchio’s opponent, Morris County Commissioner...

LD26 incumbents well ahead in fundraising

May 16, 2023 1:57 pmMay 17, 2023 2:30 pm

Facing a challenge from several current and former officeholders, the slate of incumbent Republican lawmakers in the 26th legislative district has a huge financial edge ahead of the June 6 GOP primary. State Sen. Joe Pennacchio (R-Montville) has a whopping...

DeCroce hits back, says Bergen doesn’t get anything done

May 4, 2023 2:04 pmMay 4, 2023 3:42 pm

Former Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce (R-Parsippany) hit back today at Assemblyman Brian Bergen (R-Denville)’s attacks on her attendance record, highlighting her history of accomplishments and saying that Bergen gets little done in the legislature. Bergen, who will face DeCroce in next...