Joseph LaBarbera Archives - New Jersey Globe

Sussex GOP re-elects LaBarbera in landslide

June 24, 2025 7:57 pmJune 25, 2025 9:43 am

Sussex County Republican Chairman Joseph LaBarbera was re-elected to a second term tonight, beating back a challenge from former County Commissioner Earl Schick with 70% of the vote, 63-27. Billy Marotta, the Republican State Committeeman, is the new vice chair. ...

The Watcher: Is the RGA committed to winning Jersey?

May 28, 2025 6:07 amJuly 13, 2025 4:03 pm

Sorry, the GOP is closed on Sundays Four years ago, the Republican Governors Association (RGA) took a pass on Jack Ciattarelli’s bid to oust incumbent Phil Murphy after former Gov. Chris Christie told his former staffers there that Ciattarelli could...

GOP leaders back Fantasia, Inganamort for second term

November 11, 2024 9:57 pmNovember 12, 2024 5:31 pm

Two freshman lawmakers in the heavily 24th district launched their re-election bids on Saturday with the support of three Republican county chairs. Assemblywoman Dawn Fantasia (R-Franklin) and Assemblyman Mike Inganamort (R-Chester) have the backing of Joseph LaBarbera of Sussex, Laura...

Sussex GOP blasts Bramnick on library bill; gubernatorial candidate says he won’t be a ‘sound bite warrior’

October 29, 2024 7:20 pm

State Sen. Jon Bramnick’s vote in support of a bill to safeguard librarians who feel harassed by people who seek to remove certain books has drawn the ire of Sussex County Republicans for supporting an initiative pushed by “far-left extremists.”...

Sussex Republicans: ‘We will not bow to intimidation’

March 3, 2024 2:24 pmMarch 4, 2024 12:07 pm

OPINION This Committee refutes the combined effort of William Winkler, of Baseline Consulting in Pennsylvania, known to many as the progenitor of “Sussex Watchdog” and “Jersey Conservative” and who we believe to be his agent, disgraced politician William Hayden, and...

Sussex GOP leaders, lawmakers want Hayden to resign

February 29, 2024 2:06 pmFebruary 29, 2024 4:06 pm

Republicans are calling for the resignation of embattled Sussex County Commissioner Bill Hayden following allegations of stolen valor and for inappropriate comments he made in a recorded conversation. “Our shared evaluation indicates that Commissioner Hayden has not been forthright regarding...

Earl Schick elected Sussex County Commissioner

February 3, 2024 12:46 pmFebruary 3, 2024 4:14 pm

In a win for the faction of the Sussex County Republicans allied with Jill and Parker Space, Earl Schick defeated Alan Henderson to capture the county commissioner seat left vacant last month after Dawn Fantasia (R-Franklin) resigned to become Sussex’s...