Joe Fay Archives - New Jersey Globe

Labor Leader: Joe Fay was elected Local 825 leader for life

September 4, 2023 12:11 amSeptember 3, 2023 1:20 pm

Joseph S. Fay (1892-1972) spent decades as one of New Jersey’s most politically influential labor leaders, but a scandal that landed him in prison also changed the outcome of a race for governor of New Jersey. Fay was the business...

Joseph W. Katz, legend in New Jersey politics, dies at 91

July 14, 2018 3:03 pmJuly 18, 2018 11:19 am

Joseph W. Katz, who was one of the New Jersey’s most powerful and widely respected political insiders for decades, passed away on Friday. He was 91. Katz became the founder of the contract lobbying business in New Jersey, single-handedly developing...