GOP Team Announces 44 Party Endorsements
By Matt Rooney | The Save Jersey Blog
The Republican establishment-backed LD27 team of Holtzman, Tedesco and Ali is expected to take on Dick Codey’s Democrat slate this fall, but since there’s a third Assembly candidate on the ballot this June — Tayfun Selen (R-West Orange) — the GOP isn’t taking any chances.
That’s why the LD27 campaign attempted to project inevitability today by rolling out 44 endorsements:
Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean, Jr.
Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick
Morris Cty Republican Chairman John Sette
Essex Cty Republican Chairman Al Barlas
Senator Anthony Bucco (R-25)
Senator Kevin J. O’Toole (R-40)
Senator Joe Pennachio (R-26)
Assemblyman Tony Bucco (R-25)
Assemblyman Jay Webber (R-26)
Assemblywoman Betty Lou DeCroce (R-26)
Assemblyman Scott Rumana (R-40)
Assemblyman David Russo (R-40)
County Sheriff Ed Rochford
Deputy Freeholder Director David Scapicchio
Freeholder John Cesaro
Freeholder John Krickus
Freeholder Ann Grossi
Chatham Twp Deputy Mayor Robert Gallop
Chatham Twp Committeewoman Kathy Abbott
Caldwell Mayor Ann Dassing
Caldwell Council President Richard Hauser
Caldwell Councilman Thomas O’Donnell
Caldwell Councilman John Coyle
East Hanover Councilman Joe Peluso
Essex Fells Mayor Ed Abbott
Essex Fells Council President Patricia Wahl
Essex Fells Councilman John King
Essex Fells Councilman George Peck
Essex Fells Councilman William Sullivan
Livingston Deputy Mayor Michael Rieber
Livingston Councilwoman Deborah E. Shapiro
Madison Councilwoman Jeannie Tsukamoto
Madison Councilman Robert Catalanello
Millburn Mayor Sandra H. Haimoff
Millburn Deputy Mayor W. Theodore Bourke
Millburn Committeewoman Sari Greenberg
Millburn Committeeman Thomas C. McDermott
Millburn Committeeman Robert C. Tillotson
Roseland Mayor John Duthie
Roseland Councilman David Jacobs
Roseland Councilman Thomas Tsilionis
Roseland Councilman Peter Smith
Roseland Councilwoman Michele Tolli
West Orange Councilman Joe Krakoviak
