Jay Webber

Jay Webber
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 26th Legislative District
Assumed office
January 8, 2008
Serving with BettyLou DeCroce
Preceded by Joseph Pennacchio
Chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee
In office
June 2009 – January 2011
Preceded by Tom Wilson
Succeeded by Sam Raia
Personal details
Born (1972-02-29) February 29, 1972
Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Johanna
Children seven
Residence Morris Plains, New Jersey
Alma mater Johns Hopkins University
Harvard University
Occupation Attorney

Jay K. Webber (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.[1] 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.[2][3]

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.[2] Martin defeated Webber by approximately 1,900 votes, 15 percentage points from the total vote.[4]

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%).[5][6] 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 Budget Committee and the Labor Committee.[1] 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.[7] 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).[8]

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.[9] State Committee members unanimously supported the selection of Webber in a vote on June 17, 2009.[10] Webber announced that he would be leaving the Chairman's post in January 2011, and was succeeded by Sam Raia.[11]

Personal life

He is married to Johanna and together have six children. He is a resident of Morris Plains.[3]

He owns a law firm based in Morristown.[7]

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 2014-2015 Legislative Session are:[12]

References

  1. 1 2 Assemblyman Webber's legislative webpage, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed February 13, 2008.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. 1 2 "Assemblyman Jay Webber". New Jersey Assembly Republicans. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ Heyboer, Kelly; Murphy, Dan (June 5, 2007). "26th District: DeCroce, Webber win GOP Assembly nods". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. 1 2 "New Jersey Apportionment Committee - Commission Membership". Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  8. ↑ "State Chairs - ALEC". American Legislative Exchange Council. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "Webber Elected NJGOP Chairman". New Jersey Republican State Committee. 2009-06-18. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
  11. ↑ 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."
  12. ↑ Legislative Roster, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed September 15, 2015.

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New Jersey General Assembly
Preceded by
Joseph Pennacchio		 Member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 26th District
January 8, 2008 – present
With: Alex DeCroce, BettyLou DeCroce		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by
Tom Wilson		 Chairperson of the New Jersey Republican State Committee
June 2009 – January 2011 		Succeeded by
Sam Raia
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