Matt Moench Archives - New Jersey Globe

Moench wins in Bridgewater

June 4, 2019 11:01 pm

Council President Matt Moench defeated incumbent Mayor Dan Hayes by 1,083 votes in the Republican primary Tuesday. Moench will face Democrat Jeffrey Brookner in the general election. Moench’s 26-point win was enough to carry his council candidates, Michael Kirsh and...

Bridgewater PBA endorses Moench for mayor

June 2, 2019 3:41 pm

The Bridgewater PBA Local 174 is taking sides in the Republican mayoral primary, endorsing Councilman Matthew Moench against incumbent Dan Hayes. The police union said in a statement that their endorsement follows “relentless political advertisements used by Mayor Hayes that...

Hayes slate has cash lead

May 31, 2019 2:36 pmMay 31, 2019 6:24 pm

A Republican slate headed by Bridgewater Mayor Dan Hayes significantly outraised another GOP slate headed by Council President Matt Moench, according to 11-day pre-primary reports filed with the Election Law Enforcement Commission. Hayes’s slate, which includes Councilwoman Christine Henderson-Rose and...

Moench slate declines party line

April 3, 2019 1:04 pmApril 3, 2019 4:29 pm

Bridgewater Council President Matt Moench and his slate of council candidates are declining to appear on the Somerset County Republican Organization’s line in their bid to unseat Mayor Dan Hayes and his team. In a letter sent Wednesday to Al...

Bridgewater GOP backs two council candidates

March 7, 2019 11:34 amMarch 8, 2019 10:54 am

The Bridgewater Republican organization has endorsed Michael Kirsch and Timothy Ring to run for township council on a slate with mayoral candidate Matthew Moench. There are two seats up this year: Moench is giving up his seat to challenge mayor...

Hayes did not seek Bridgewater Republican Committee endorsement

February 8, 2019 11:28 amFebruary 8, 2019 9:39 pm

Bridgewater Mayor Dan Hayes in December told Republican Municipal Committee Chairman Michael Kirsh that he would not seek the BRMC’s endorsement in his 2019 reelection race, citing intra-party conflicts stemming from committee-endorsed primary challenges in 2018. “At a time when...

Moench beats mayor in Bridgewater vote

February 6, 2019 8:44 pmFebruary 7, 2019 8:39 am

Bridgewater Republicans voted tonight to endorse council president Matt Moench for mayor, setting up a possible primary fight with incumbent Daniel Hayes. It is not immediately clear whether the vote of the local GOP organization will be enough for Somerset...