Peter Murphy Archives

Next up: a race for Schepisi’s Assembly seat

March 10, 2021 12:39 amMarch 19, 2021 12:11 pm

The closeness of the special election convention for State Senate in the 39th district likely signals another close race when Republican county committee gathers again to fill State Sen.-elect Holly Schepisi’s soon-to-be vacant State Assembly seat. Schepisi defeated Assemblyman Bob...

GOP will wait until Cardinale funeral to set special election convention date

February 22, 2021 12:01 amFebruary 21, 2021 8:58 pm

Republican county committee members in the 39th district will meet between February 27 and March 27 to pick an interim replacement for State Sen. Gerald Cardinale (R-Demarest), who died on Saturday at age 86. Party leader are expected to wait...

Passaic GOP state committeewoman dumped for re-election

February 20, 2021 7:52 pmFebruary 21, 2021 5:59 pm

Susan L. Enderly, a longtime GOP activist, has lost party support for another term as the Republican State Committeewoman from Passaic County. Kelley Amico, the Little Falls Republican municipal vice chair, will run for state committee on the organization line. ...

Passaic GOP line goes to Ciattarelli

February 20, 2021 7:30 pmFebruary 20, 2021 7:59 pm

Passaic County Republicans today endorsed Jack Ciattarelli for governor. “The Passaic County Regular Republican Organization is proud to unanimously endorse Jack Ciattarelli as our next Governor of New Jersey,” said Peter Murphy, the GOP county chairman. “Jack’s business success and...

Passaic GOP Chair, Senator Corrado back Ciattarelli for governor

January 12, 2021 3:03 pmJanuary 12, 2021 3:12 pm

Passaic County is now clearly in Jack Ciattarelli’s corner after the unexpected announcement on Monday that Doug Steinhardt has dropped his bid for the Republican nomination for governor. “While those of us in Passaic County appreciate Doug’s staunch commitment to...

Tucci re-elected chairman of utility authority

May 5, 2020 2:02 pmMay 5, 2020 4:32 pm

For the third time since Gov. Phil Murphy’s ill-fated attempt to take over the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission in early 2018, Republican Thomas Tucci, the township manager of Cedar Grove, has been re-elected to the chairmanship without opposition. That could...

Passaic GOP backs Marsala, Conlon for freeholder

February 26, 2020 9:35 pm

Passaic County Republicans have picked William Marsala and Matthew Conlon as their candidates for freeholder against Democratic incumbents Bruce James and T.J. Best. Marsala spent 16 year as a Ringwood borough councilman. Conlon is the West Milford Republican municipal chairman...