New Jersey Republican State Committee

Republican Party of New Jersey
Chairperson Doug Steinhardt
Senate Minority Leader Thomas Kean, Jr.
Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick
Headquarters 150 West State Street, Suite 230
Trenton, NJ 08608
Student wing College Republicans
Youth wing Young Republicans Teenage Republicans
Ideology Conservatism
Fiscal conservatism
Centrism
Social conservatism
Colors Red
United States Senate
0 / 2
United States House of Representatives
5 / 12
New Jersey State Senate
15 / 40
New Jersey General Assembly
26 / 80
County Executives
1 / 5
County Clerks
12 / 21
County Sheriffs
11 / 21
County Surrogates
10 / 21
County Freeholders
59 / 137
Website
http://www.njgop.org

The New Jersey Republican State Committee (NJGOP) is the affiliate of the Republican Party in New Jersey. The Committee was founded in 1880. The party is currently led by Doug Steinhardt, who replaced Michael B. Lavery. Lavery replaced Sam Raia of Saddle River, New Jersey.[1]

Membership

According to the New Jersey Republican State Committee's Constitution and By-Laws the State Committee shall be composed of one male and one female registered Republican from each of the 21 counties of New Jersey elected at the primary election in the year in which the Governor is to be elected. Each elected member shall take office upon their election following the primary, and hold office for four years.

Party financing

On January 19, 2006 the Star-Ledger published the findings of quarterly reports by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. The New Jersey Republican State Committee had raised about $2.2 million and spent $2.1 million. The organization representing Republican Assemblymen called the Assembly Republican Victory had raised $2.2 million and spent $2.4 million. The organization representing the Republican State Senators called the Senate Republican Majority had raised a little more than $700,000 and spent about $640,000. In total the three State Republican organizations had raised $5.2 million and spent around $5.2 million.

Current leadership

  • Doug Steinhardt, Chairman
  • Lynda A. Pagliughli, Vice Chairwoman
  • Irene Kim Asbury, Secretary
  • James Foerst, Treasurer
  • Bill Palatucci, National Committeeman
  • Virginia Haines, National Committeewoman
  • Rob Ortiz, Finance Chairman
  • Theresa Winegar, Executive Director

Current elected officials

The New Jersey Republican Party holds a minority in both the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey Senate. Republicans hold five of the state's twelve U.S. seats.

Members of Congress

U.S. House of Representatives

Notable past party members

  • Garret Hobart: First party chairman serving from 1880 till 1891. Was the 24th Vice President of the United States. Sixth Vice President to die in office.
  • Nelson G. Gross: Party chairman from 1969 till 1970. Gross was arrested and sentenced to two years for five counts of tax fraud and perjury. Gross was kidnapped and murdered on September 17, 1997.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dinges, Tomas (January 11, 2011). "N.J. Republican Party elects new state chairman". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
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