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Cabana, Myers win Morris GOP primary; third seat too close to call

June 8, 2022 12:47 amJune 8, 2022 1:22 am

The New Jersey Globe projects that two line-backed candidates for Morris County commissioner, incumbent Commissioner Doug Cabana and former Freeholder Christine Myers, have won spots in the November general election. The third seat, meanwhile, is too close to call between...

What’s at stake in Friday’s Morris County Republican convention

March 2, 2022 12:47 pm

This Friday, Morris County Republicans will decide who will receive their county line for the 2022 elections, a critical process that may help determine the outcome in two congressional primaries. In the 7th district, where Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) is...

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...

Gannon backs DeCroce in break with Morris GOP

May 3, 2021 9:55 amMay 3, 2021 2:23 pm

Morris County Sheriff Jim Gannon endorsed Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce (R-Parsippany-Troy Hills) Monday in a break with the county Republican organization. “I stand by my friends, and BettyLou is a friend,” Gannon said. “More than that, though, she is a fierce...

Ex-Rudy Giuliani press secretary might run for Congress against Mikie Sherrill

September 27, 2019 10:07 amOctober 3, 2019 11:44 am

Former Chatham Township Mayor Curt Ritter is mulling a challenge to freshman Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) in New Jersey’s 11th district next year, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Several sources have confirmed that Ritter, a former press secretary to...

Republican sheriffs back Parenti

April 23, 2019 3:30 pmApril 24, 2019 12:09 am

Seven New Jersey Sheriffs are backing North Plainfield Police Chief Bill Parenti’s bid to succeed Somerset County Sheriff Frank Provenzano, who is retiring after 18 years as sheriff. “I am grateful for the outpouring of support from my brothers and...

Barranco won’t seek 26th district Assembly seat

April 1, 2019 11:47 am

Former Pompton Lakes councilman Christian Barranco has decided not to seek the Republican nomination for State Assembly in the 26th district, clearing a path for incumbents Jay Webber (R-Morris Plains) and Betty Lou DeCroce (R-Parsippany) to avoid a primary fight...