Jay Webber
| Jay Webber | |
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| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 26th Legislative District | |
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Assumed office January 8, 2008 Serving with BettyLou DeCroce |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Pennacchio |
| Chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee | |
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In office June 2009 – January 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Tom Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Sam Raia |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
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.
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. 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.
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. Martin defeated Webber by approximately 1,900 votes, 15 percentage points from the total vote.
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%). Webber was elected in the general election and has subsequently been re-elected every two years since then.
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