Joseph Pennacchio Archives - New Jersey Globe

Pennacchio wants Neuwirth to testify at Senate hearing

May 29, 2020 12:04 pm

Senate Minority Whip Joseph Pennacchio (R-Montville) says that the firing of a top state Department of Health official who was responsible for emergency preparedness “paints a disturbing portrait of the Murphy Administration’s COVID performance.” Pennacchio wants Christopher Neuwirth, who was...

Democrats punch back at NJ GOP legislators

May 14, 2020 9:35 am

The Democratic State Committee is accusing some GOP legislators of making “unhinged” partisan attacks against Gov. Phil Murphy for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and say New Jersey Republicans are “hopelessly out of touch.” “New Jersey residents support Governor...

Pennacchio said Murphy should have included clergy on blue ribbon panel

May 2, 2020 2:44 pmMay 5, 2020 9:55 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy erred when he left a clergy representative off the Governor’s Restart and Recovery Commission, Senate Minority Whip Joseph Pennacchio (R-Montville) said today. The Morris County Republican called it a “glaring omission” as New Jersey plans for the...

For primary challengers to incumbent House members, history isn’t on their side

April 20, 2020 5:59 pm

It happens every two years, when candidates like John Caramanna, Dennis Speed and Jeanne Martines emerge as self-proclaimed contenders for the U.S. House of Representatives in primaries against incumbents. With eight of New Jersey’s twelve House incumbents facing challengers in...

Trump picks his New Jersey delegates

March 31, 2020 12:12 amMarch 31, 2020 1:22 am

Former Gov. Chris Christie will head Donald Trump’s slate of 46 New Jersey delegates to the Republican National Convention, according to a list of candidates designated by the Trump-Pence campaign. New Jersey has ten at-large delegates elected statewide, and each...

Joe Pennacchio’s Winners & Losers

February 1, 2020 6:38 pm

Senate Minority Whip Joseph Pennacchio (R-Montville), the co-chairman of President Donald Trump’s New Jersey campaign, has released his Winners & Losers following the U.S. Senate’s vote to end the impeachment of Trump: Winners: President Trump: Impeachment now joins the ash...

Six key Republicans back Selen for freeholder

January 30, 2020 9:24 am

Former Chatham Township Mayor Tayfun Selen has won the backing of six top Morris County Republicans in his bid for freeholder in a special election convention on Saturday. Senate Minority Whip Joseph Pennacchio, Assemblywoman BettyLou DeCroce, Sheriff Jim Gannon, Freeholder...