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|name = Jay Webber |
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|office = Member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]]<br>from the [[26th Legislative District (New Jersey)|26th]] district |
|office = Member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]]<br>from the [[26th Legislative District (New Jersey)|26th]] district |
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|alongside = [[BettyLou DeCroce]] |
|alongside = [[BettyLou DeCroce]] |
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|term_start = January 8, 2008 |
|term_start = January 8, 2008 |
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Revision as of 02:21, 13 June 2018
Jay Webber | |
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| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 26th district | |
| Assumed office January 8, 2008 Serving with BettyLou DeCroce | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Pennacchio |
| Chair of the New Jersey Republican Party | |
| In office June 2009 – January 11, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Sam Raia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 29, 1972 Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Johanna |
| Children | 7 |
| Education | Johns Hopkins University (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
| Website | Campaign website |
James K. "Jay" Webber[1] (born February 29, 1972) is an American Republican Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since January 8, 2008, where he represents the 26th legislative district. He served as Chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee from June 2009 until January 2011.
Biography
Early life and education
Webber was born in Teaneck, New Jersey and was raised in Clifton. He received a B.A. from Johns Hopkins University with a major in International Studies, and earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School.[2] Before becoming a practicing attorney, he served as a legislative aide to William J. Martini during his term in Congress and clerked for New Jersey Supreme Court justice Peter Verniero.[3][4]
Political career
At the age of 30 in 2003, Webber ran in the Republican primary against incumbent State Senator Robert Martin by running to the right of the senator.[3] Martin defeated Webber by approximately 1,900 votes, 15 percentage points from the total vote.[5]
In 2007, following the retirement of Martin from the Senate and incumbent Assemblyman Joseph Pennacchio deciding to run for Martin's seat, Webber ran in the Republican primary for Pennacchio's Assembly seat. Incumbent Alex DeCroce took the most votes in the June primary (9,833 votes or 41.1%) while Webber advanced to the November general election by coming in second (7,679 votes, 32.2%) defeating Kinnelon councilman Larry Casha (6,369 votes, 26.7%).[6][7] Webber was elected in the general election and has subsequently been re-elected every two years since then.
Webber serves in the Assembly on the Appropriation Committee, Financial Institutions & Insurance Committee, and the Homeland Security & State Preparedness Committee.[8] In 2011, Webber was the Republican Co-chair of the 2011 New Jersey Apportionment Commission, the group charged with redrawing the lines for the state legislative districts following the 2010 Census.[9] Webber is a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council, serving as one of two New Jersey state leaders (Senator Steve Oroho is the other New Jersey co-chair).[10]
On June 11, 2009, Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie announced his selection of Webber to succeed Tom Wilson as chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee.[11] State Committee members unanimously supported the selection of Webber in a vote on June 17, 2009.[12] Webber announced that he would be leaving the Chairman's post in January 2011, and was succeeded by Sam Raia.[13]
On February 3, 2018, Webber announced he would officially run for the U.S. House seat representing New Jersey's 11th congressional district, after Rep. Rodney Frelinguysen announced on January 29 that he would not seek reelection. He received the Republican party nomination on June 6 over Anthony Ghee and Peter DeNeufville and will face Democrat Mikie Sherrill in the November general election.
Personal life
He is married to Johanna and together have seven children. He is a resident of Morris Plains.[4]
He owns a law firm based in Whippany.
District 26
Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The other representatives from the 26th District for the 2018-19 Legislative Session are:[14]
- Senator Joseph Pennacchio
- Assemblyperson BettyLou DeCroce
References
- ^ James K. Webber, Webber McGill LLC. Accessed June 5, 2018.
- ^ Assemblyman Webber's legislative webpage, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed February 13, 2008.
- ^ a b Kornacki, Steve (April 13, 2003). "Martin makes right turn on road to a GOP primary". Politics NJ. Archived from the original on December 12, 2006. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ^ a b "Assemblyman Jay Webber". New Jersey Assembly Republicans. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ^ "Official List Candidate Returns for State Senate For June 2003 Primary Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. April 3, 2006. p. 26. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ^ Heyboer, Kelly; Murphy, Dan (June 5, 2007). "26th District: DeCroce, Webber win GOP Assembly nods". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Official List Candidate Returns for State Senate For June 2007 Primary Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. July 20, 2007. p. 26. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ^ http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=283
- ^ "New Jersey Apportionment Committee - Commission Membership". Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ^ "State Chairs - ALEC". American Legislative Exchange Council. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ^ Rispoli, Michael. "N.J. gov candidate Chris Christie taps Assemblyman Jay Webber to head N.J. GOP", The Star-Ledger, June 11, 2009. Accessed September 26, 2015.
- ^ "Webber Elected NJGOP Chairman". New Jersey Republican State Committee. 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2009-06-19.[dead link]
- ^ Dinges, Tomás. "N.J. Republican Party elects new state chairman", The Star-Ledger, January 11, 2011. Accessed September 26, 2015. "Raia was named the new head of the New Jersey Republican State Committee last Thursday. That news came shortly after former chair Assemblyman Jay Webber, of Morris Plains, announced he would step down."
- ^ Legislative Roster, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed September 15, 2015.
External links
- Assemblyman Webber's legislative webpage, New Jersey Legislature
- New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms