Chairman’s Welcome


Leadership
Welcome to the Union County GOP’s website.
The Union County Republican Party is proud to have among its members Senator Jon Bramnick (LD-21). He is joined by colleagues Assemblywomen Nancy Munoz and Michele Matsikoudis. All of our Legislative District 21 officials are up for re-election in 2023.
On February 15th we held our annual convention to select our candidates. The Convention nominated all of our incumbent NJ Legislative District 21 Representatives. We also endorsed three extremely qualified candidates for Commissioner: Carlos Santos of Mountainside, Brian Johdos of Scotch Plains, and Cathy Jakositz, of Mountainside. Additionally, Gerardo Napolitano is running for Union County Sheriff.
In Legislative District 22 our endorsed candidates are: Bill Michelson For Senate, Lisa Fabrizo, and Pat Quattrocchi for Assembly.
In Legislative District 20 our endorsed candidates are: Carmen Bucco for Senate and Ramon Hernandez for Assembly.
If you are interested in getting involved with the Union County GOP please contact us.
Glenn Mortimer
chair@unioncountygop.org
Joanne Neylan
joann.neylan@gmail.com
Mary O’Connor
maryoconnor921@gmail.com
Ziad Andrew Shehady
ziad@shehady.us
Richard Fortuanto
fortuanto.rich@gmail.com
Robert (Rob) Benacchio
rbenach27@gmail.com
Dorothy Burger
doroburger@aol.com
Joseph Delorio

Municipal Chairs
Municipality | Chair | |||
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Berkeley Heights | Eric Probst | |||
Clark | Salvatore Bonocorso | |||
Cranford | Andis Kalnins (Andy) | |||
Elizabeth | Tahirih Caban | |||
Fanwood | Karen Paardecamp | |||
Garwood | Steve Blaufeder | |||
Kenilworth | Fred Pugliese | |||
Linden | Lisa Fabrizio | |||
Mountainside | JD Bryden | |||
New Providence | John Everitt | chairman@newprovgop.com | Plainfield | William "Bill" Michelson |
Rahway | Patrick Cassio | Pcio@msn.com | ||
Roselle Park | Constance Quintela | |||
Scotch Plains | Joseph R. Sarno | |||
Springfield | Jerome Fernandez | |||
Summit | Nick Curiale | |||
Union | Charles Donnelly | |||
Westfield | Sam Della Fera | |||
Winfield | Robert Reilly |
Our Leadership
Municipal Elected Officials
Municipality | Elected Position | Official |
---|---|---|
Berkeley Heights | Council President | Jeanne Kingsley |
Berkeley Heights | Councilman | Paul Donnelly |
Berkeley Heights | Councilman | Manuel Couto |
Berkeley Heights | Councilman | John Foster |
Berkeley Heights | Councilman | Jeff Varnerin |
Clark | Mayor | Salvatore F. “Sal” Bonaccorso |
Clark | Council President | Jimmy Minniti |
Clark | Councilman | Angel Albanese |
Clark | Councilman Ward 1 | Frank Mazzarella |
Clark | Councilman Ward 2 | Patrick O’Connor |
Clark | Councilman Ward 3 | Steven M. Hund |
Clark | Councilman Ward 4 | Brian P. Toal |
Cranford | Township Committee | Regina “Gina” Black |
Garwood | Councilwoman | Kimberly Salmon |
Garwood | Councilman | Louis Petruzelli |
Kenilworth | Councilman | John V. Zimmerman, Jr. |
Kenilworth | Councilman | Joseph Finistrella |
Kenilworth | Councilman | Scott Pentz |
Kenilworth | Councilman | Fred Pugliese |
Mountainside | Mayor | Paul N. Mirabelli |
Mountainside | Councilwoman | Deanna Andre |
Mountainside | Councilwoman | Donna Pacifico |
Mountainside | Councilman | Rene Dierkes |
Mountainside | Council President | Robert W. Messler |
Mountainside | Councilman | Steven Matejek |
New Providence | Mayor | Al Morgan |
New Providence | Councilwoman | Nadine Geoffroy |
New Providence | Councilman | Alex Kogan |
New Providence | Council President | Matt Cumiskey |
New Providence | Councilman | Peter DeSarno |
New Providence | Councilwoman | Lisa McNight |
New Providence | Councilwoman | Diane Bilicksa |
Roselle Park | Councilman | Khanjan Patel |
Summit | Councilwoman | Lisa Allen |
Westfield | Councilman | Mark LoGrippo |
Winfield | Mayor | Robert Reilly |
Kenilworth | Councilman | William Mauro |
Kenilworth | Councilman | Savino Scorese |
Mountainside | Councilwoman | Rachel Pater |
Summit | Councilwoman | Delia Hamlet |