Steve Oroho Archives

Pennacchio enters race for Senate Republican Leader

July 22, 2021 9:22 amJuly 22, 2021 2:06 pm

Senate Minority Whip Joseph Pennacchio (R-Montville) has become the first candidate to formally — albeit not publicly — launch a campaign for Senate Republican leader. Pennacchio wants to succeed Tom Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield), who is not seeing re-election to his...

District 11 Republicans back Oroho’s bill creating school funding task force

July 7, 2021 9:42 amJuly 7, 2021 2:34 pm

Republican legislative candidates in the 11th district came out in support of State Sen. Steve Oroho’s bill creating a task force to examine the state’s school funding formula, though they appear to have missed that their general election opponents were...

GOP Senate, Assembly leadership contests begin to take shape

July 1, 2021 12:42 pmJuly 1, 2021 1:14 pm

The decision of Thomas Kean, Jr. to not seek re-election to the State Senate this year – possibly to run for Congress – has triggered contests for minority leader in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature. Assembly Minority Leader...

Budget Statement: Senate Republican Budget Officer Steve Oroho

June 24, 2021 2:20 pm

Senate Republican Budget Officer Steve Oroho issued the following statement after the Senate passed the FY 2022 state budget: “This budget represents a wasted opportunity. There are too many things in this budget that we could have fixed already. That...

Full Senate clears budget in party-line vote

June 24, 2021 1:51 pm

The New Jersey State Senate passed Democrats $46.4 billion spending bill in a 25-15 vote along party lines early Thursday afternoon. The massive appropriations bill, one fueled by a $10 billion windfall of federal funds and better-than-expected collections, represents a...

Ciattarelli joins chorus of GOP criticism over rosy revenue collections

June 10, 2021 2:05 pmJune 10, 2021 7:32 pm

This article was updated with comment from Alyana Alfaro Post, Gov. Phil Murphy’s press secretary, at 3:32 p.m. Republican Gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli joined the chorus of GOP critics taking aim at better-than-expected revenue collections Thursday, charging Gov. Phil Murphy’s...

Oroho takes Senate nod in District 24

June 8, 2021 8:31 pm

State Sen. Steve Oroho (R-Franklin) defeated Daniel Cruz to win the GOP nod for State Senate in the 24th legislative district Tuesday. Oroho had organizational lines in his bid for another term, while Cruz ran under the slogan “Bringing Back...