Jay Webber | |
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Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 26th district | |
Assumed office January 8, 2008 ServingwithAlex DeCroce (2008–2012) BettyLou DeCroce (2012–2022) Christian Barranco (2022–2024) Brian Bergen (2024–present) | |
Preceded by | Joseph Pennacchio |
Chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee | |
In office June 17,2009 –January 11,2011 | |
Preceded by | Tom Wilson |
Succeeded by | Sam Raia |
Personal details | |
Born | Teaneck,New Jersey,U.S. | February 29,1972
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Johanna |
Children | 8 |
Residence | Morris Plains,New Jersey |
Education | Johns Hopkins University (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Website | Legislative Website |
James K. "Jay" Webber [1] (born February 29,1972) is an American lawyer and Republican politician,who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since January 8,2008,where he represents the 26th legislative district. Webber has served in the Assembly as the Minority Appropriations Officer since 2018. [2]
Webber was born in Teaneck,New Jersey. Raised in Clifton,he attended Saint Joseph Regional High School. [3] He received a B.A. in International Studies from Johns Hopkins University,where he was Phi Beta Kappa and a Second Team All-American in baseball. [4] [2] He served as Budget Staffer and District Director to William J. Martini during his term in Congress. [5] After leaving Congressman Martini's office,Webber was a staff member at the Manhattan Institute. [5] Webber earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School [2] and clerked for New Jersey Supreme Court justice Peter Verniero. [6] [7]
At age 30 in 2003,Webber ran in the Republican primary against incumbent state senator Robert Martin by running to the right of the senator. [6] Martin defeated Webber by approximately 1,900 votes,15 percentage points from the total vote. [8]
In 2007,following Martin's retirement 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%). [9] [10] Webber was elected in the general election and has subsequently been re-elected every two years since then.
Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: [2]
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. [11] The representatives from the 26th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: [12]
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. [13] State Committee members unanimously supported the selection of Webber in a vote on June 17,2009. [14] Webber announced that he would be leaving the Chairman's post in January 2011,and was succeeded by Sam Raia. [15]
On February 3,2018,Webber announced he would officially run for the U.S. House seat representing New Jersey's 11th congressional district,after incumbent Rodney Frelinghuysen announced on January 29 that he would not seek reelection. Webber received the Republican Party nomination in the June 6 primary election,defeating Anthony Ghee and Peter DeNeufville. [16] He was defeated by Democratic nominee Mikie Sherrill in the November general election. Sherrill won 56.2% of the vote to Webber's 42.7%,defeating him by 13.5%,a 33 percentage-point shift in the vote share towards the Democrat compared to the last election. It was the largest partisan swing of any district in the 2018 House Elections. [17]
He is married to Johanna,with whom he has eight children. He is a resident of Morris Plains. He owns a law firm based in Whippany.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jay Webber (incumbent) | 28,146 | 28.7 | |
Republican | Brian Bergen (incumbent) | 27,831 | 28.3 | |
Democratic | John Van Achen | 21,263 | 21.7 | |
Democratic | Walter Mielarczyk | 20,962 | 21.4 | |
Total votes | 98,202 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jay Webber (incumbent) | 46,239 | 29.98% | |
Republican | Christian E. Barranco | 45,224 | 29.32% | |
Democratic | Pamela Fadden | 31,434 | 20.38% | |
Democratic | Melissa Brown Blaeuer | 31,355 | 20.33% | |
Total votes | 154,252 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | BettyLou DeCroce (incumbent) | 24,706 | 28.5% | ||
Republican | Jay Webber (incumbent) | 24,451 | 28.21% | ||
Democratic | Christine Clarke | 18,813 | 21.7% | ||
Democratic | Laura Fortgang | 18,711 | 21.59% | ||
Total votes | 86,681 | 100% | |||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jay Webber | 31,810 | 28.2 | 2.1 | |
Republican | BettyLou DeCroce | 31,766 | 28.2 | 1.9 | |
Democratic | Joseph R. Raich | 24,732 | 22.0 | 2.6 | |
Democratic | E. William Edge | 24,362 | 21.6 | 2.8 | |
Total votes | '112,670' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jay Webber | 13,739 | 30.3 | 2.3 | |
Republican | BettyLou DeCroce | 13,666 | 30.1 | 2.8 | |
Democratic | Avery Hart | 8,805 | 19.4 | 2.0 | |
Democratic | Wayne B. Marek | 8,525 | 18.8 | 1.7 | |
Green | Jimmy D. Brash | 666 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Total votes | '45,401' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | BettyLou DeCroce | 35,352 | 32.9 | 0.9 | |
Republican | Jay Webber | 35,028 | 32.6 | 1.2 | |
Democratic | Elliot Isibor | 18,720 | 17.4 | 0.6 | |
Democratic | Joseph Raich | 18,379 | 17.1 | 0.5 | |
Total votes | '107,479' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Alex DeCroce | 19,696 | 32.0 | |
Republican | Jay Webber | 19,543 | 31.8 | |
Democratic | Joseph Raich | 10,847 | 17.6 | |
Democratic | Elliot Isibor | 10,319 | 16.8 | |
Green | Michael Spector | 1,095 | 1.8 | |
Total votes | 61,500 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Alex DeCroce | 43,647 | 34.7 | 2.6 | |
Republican | Jay Webber | 42,077 | 33.4 | 2.6 | |
Democratic | Wayne B. Marek | 20,107 | 16.0 | 0.9 | |
Democratic | Douglas Herbert | 20,015 | 15.9 | 1.2 | |
Total votes | '125,846' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Alex DeCroce | 25,342 | 32.1 | 1.9 | |
Republican | Jay Webber | 24,307 | 30.8 | 1.7 | |
Democratic | David Modrak | 13,488 | 17.1 | 3.0 | |
Democratic | Wayne Marek | 13,308 | 16.9 | 2.5 | |
Green | Michael Spector | 971 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Green | Matthew Norton | 935 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Libertarian | Kenneth Kaplan | 577 | 0.7 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | '78,928' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Mikie Sherrill | 183,684 | 56.8 | |
Republican | Jay Webber | 136,322 | 42.1 | |
Independent | Robert Crook | 2,182 | 0.7 | |
Libertarian | Ryan Martinez | 1,386 | 0.4 | |
Total votes | 323,574 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
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