Ross Licitra Archives - New Jersey Globe

Monmouth Commissioner won’t run again; Tony Perry is leading candidate to replace him

March 2, 2026 8:38 pmMarch 2, 2026 11:37 pm

Two-term Monmouth County Commissioner Ross Licitra will not seek re-election this year, opening the door for Middletown Mayor Tony Perry to run for countywide office. As the mayor of the county’s largest municipality, Perry would likely emerge as the frontrunner...

All Monmouth GOP county commissioners supporting Ciattarelli

December 9, 2024 3:42 pmDecember 9, 2024 5:34 pm

All five Monmouth County commissioners have endorsed Jack Ciattarelli for governor in next year’s Republican primary, giving him key support in the county with the second-highest number of registered Republicans in the state. Support came from Tom Arnone, Ross Licitra,...

GOP wins county offices in Cape May, Hunterdon, Monmouth, Ocean, Salem, Sussex, Warren

November 7, 2023 11:43 pmNovember 8, 2023 12:10 am

The New Jersey Globe projects that Republicans have held onto their countyiwde offices in seven staunchly Republican counties: Cape May, Hunterdon, Monmouth, Ocean, Salem, Sussex, and Warren. Cape May Republicans in one of New Jersey’s reddest counties swept races tonight...

With 87% of vote counted, Monmouth has returned to red

November 7, 2020 8:28 pmNovember 7, 2020 9:45 pm

Joe Biden has now lost his lead in Monmouth County, with Donald Trump now ahead by 2,521 votes, 49.7% to 48.9%. So far, 326,830 ballots have been counted, with less than 50,000 remaining. Republican freeholder candidates now have a solid...

Monmouth’s countywide Republicans grow their leads, but Biden, Booker still in first

November 6, 2020 10:52 am

Republican Countywide candidates in Monmouth continued to widen their lead Friday, but the Democrats at the top of their party’s ticket are still carrying the county. Monmouth Freeholder Director Lillian burry holds is in first place with 133,796 votes. Her...

Republican freeholder candidates take lead in Monmouth

November 5, 2020 11:17 am

Republican freeholder candidates seeking re-election have taken the lead against Democratic challengers in Monmouth County. Freeholder Director Lillian Burry is now in first place with 112,175 votes. Ross Licitra, her running mate, has 111,286. Democrats Michael Penna and Moira Nelson...

Hanlon likely re-elected, but Monmouth freeholder races too close to call

November 4, 2020 6:57 pm

Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon will likely win re-election, but freeholder races in Monmouth County are still too close to call, having tightened considerably in new vote tallies released Wednesday evening. Hanlon leads Democratic challenger Angela Ahbez-Anderson by about...