Chris Christie announced his New Jersey leadership teams made up of more than 200 Republican leaders and elected officials, as well as business leaders from across the state who are supporting his candidacy.
Local Morris County elected officials or business leaders include:
New Jersey Political Leadership Team
Rodney Frelinghuysen, Congressman, NJ-11
Members of the New Jersey State Senate:
Anthony R. Bucco, State Senator, District 25
Joseph Pennacchio, State Senator, District 26
Members of the New Jersey General Assembly
Anthony R. Bucco, Jr., Assemblyman, District 25
Jay Webber, Assemblyman, District 26
Betty Lou DeCroce, Assemblywoman, District 26
New Jersey Republican County Chair
John Sette, Chairman, Morris County
Members of the New Jersey Republican State Committee
Larry Casha, Committeeman, Morris County
Christina Ramirez, Committeewoman, Morris County
Morris County Republican Countywide Elected Officials
Edward Rochford, Sheriff
Ann Grossi, County Clerk
William Hank Lyon, Freeholder
Doug Cabana, Freeholder
Kathy DeFillippo, Freeholder
Tom Mastrangelo, Freeholder
John Cesaro, Freeholder
John Krickus, Freeholder
David Scapicchio, Freeholder
New Jersey Finance Leadership Team
Todd Christie, Ernst & Young, Mendham
Arthur Corwin, Arthur Corwin Civil Engineering, Morristown
Ed Deutsch, Mcelroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter, Morristown
Craig Domalewski, Dughi, Hewit & Domalewski, PC, Randolph
Michael Gilfillan, BCS Capital, Madison
Christine Gilfillan, Madison
John Inglesino, Inglesino, Pearlman, Wyciskala & Taylor, Parsippany
Jerry Langer, Langer Transport Company, Montville
John Sette, Lohman & Associates Inc, Morristown
While it became official only Tuesday, most people in New Jersey knew as much for months. What they don’t know is who is running New Jersey.
In 2014, Christie spent about a third of the year out of state campaigning for Republican gubernatorial candidates. This year, there has been hardly a week when the Governor has not spent some time out of New Jersey. After Tuesday’s announcement in Livingston, Christie was conducting an evening town-hall-style event in New Hampshire; He is scheduled to be in New Hampshire through Fourth of July.
Elected officials rarely give up office to run for another one. In the private sector, an employee who needed a year off to do something else would have to take an unpaid leave or resign. If you are a governor or U.S. senator, you keep your day job and its salary, benefits and prestige while pursuing something better. Taxpayers are not asked if they mind or if their interests are being served.
Editors Note: Individuals are serving in a personal capacity. Company names are provided for convenience only. Although not Morris County Former Gov. Tom Kean is not on the list; Neither is longtime Christie critic state Senator Mike Doherty (R-23) or Assemblyman Michael Patrick Carroll (R-25); Also missing areU.S. Rep. Scott Garrett, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, Assemblyman Chris Brown (R-2), Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi (R-39), state Senator Joe Kyrillos (R-13).
