Jay Webber

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Jay Webber

| state_assembly = New Jersey

| district = 26th

| alongside = Alex DeCroce (2008–2012)
BettyLou DeCroce (2012–2022)
Christian Barranco (2022–2024)
Brian Bergen (2024–present)

| term_start = January 8, 2008

| term_end =

| predecessor = Joseph Pennacchio

| successor =

| office1 = Chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee

| term_start1 = June 17, 2009

| term_end1 = January 11, 2011

| predecessor1 = Tom Wilson

| successor1 = Sam Raia

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|2|29}}

| birth_place = Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Republican

| spouse = Johanna

| children = 8

| education = Johns Hopkins University (BA)
Harvard University (JD)

| website = {{URL|https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/283/assemblyman-webber|2=Legislative Website}}

| residence = Morris Plains, New Jersey

| image =

| caption =

}}

James K. "Jay" Webber[http://webbermcgill.com/james-k-webber/ James K. Webber], Webber McGill LLC. Accessed June 5, 2018. (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.

Early life and education

Webber was born in Teaneck, New Jersey. Raised in Clifton, he attended Saint Joseph Regional High School.Garber, Phil. [http://www.newjerseyhills.com/cg-v_observers/news/republican-voters-to-pick-possible-successor-to-frelinghuysen-in-th/article_68742267-a01f-5627-9696-50c7d153b7b4.html "Republican voters to pick possible successor to Frelinghuysen in 11th District"], Cedar Grove / Verona Observer, May 29, 2018. Accessed June 28, 2018. "Webber grew up in Clifton and attended St. Joseph Regional High School in Montvale." 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.{{Cite web |title=James K. Webber – The Law Offices of Webber McGill, LLC |url=http://webbermcgill.com/james-k-webber/ |access-date=2019-12-06 |website=webbermcgill.com|date=September 21, 2011 }} He served as Budget Staffer and District Director to William J. Martini during his term in Congress.{{Cite web |title=Assemblyman Jay Webber {{!}} Biography |url=http://jaywebber.org/meet-jay/ |access-date=2019-12-06 |website=Assemblyman Jay Webber |language=en-US}} After leaving Congressman Martini's office, Webber was a staff member at the Manhattan Institute. Webber earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School and clerked for New Jersey Supreme Court justice Peter Verniero.{{Cite news |last=Kornacki, Steve |author-link=Steve Kornacki |date=April 13, 2003 |title=Martin makes right turn on road to a GOP primary |work=Politics NJ |url=http://politicsnj.com/kornacki041303_26.htm |access-date=September 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061212233516/http://politicsnj.com/kornacki041303_26.htm |archive-date=December 12, 2006}}{{Cite web |title=Assemblyman Jay Webber |url=http://www.njassemblyrepublicans.com/?works=webber |access-date=September 15, 2015 |publisher=New Jersey Assembly Republicans}}

New Jersey Senate campaign

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. Martin defeated Webber by approximately 1,900 votes or 15 percent.{{Cite web |date=April 3, 2006 |title=Official List Candidate Returns for State Senate For June 2003 Primary Election |url=http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2003pri-elect_st-senate_candidate_tally.pdf |access-date=September 15, 2015 |publisher=Secretary of State of New Jersey |page=26}}

New Jersey Assembly

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%).{{Cite news |last1=Heyboer |first1=Kelly |last2=Murphy |first2=Dan |date=June 5, 2007 |title=26th District: DeCroce, Webber win GOP Assembly nods |work=The Star-Ledger |url=http://blog.nj.com/elections/2007/06/26th_district_decroce_webber_w.html |url-status=dead |access-date=September 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111918/http://blog.nj.com/elections/2007/06/26th_district_decroce_webber_w.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}{{Cite web |date=July 20, 2007 |title=Official List Candidate Returns for State Senate For June 2007 Primary Election |url=http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2007-primary-election-%28ga%29-official-results-7.20.07-rev.pdf |access-date=September 15, 2015 |publisher=Secretary of State of New Jersey |page=26}} Webber was elected in the general election and has subsequently been re-elected every two years since then.

= Committees =

Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/283/assemblyman-webber Assemblyman Jay Webber], New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 24, 2024.

Appropriations
Financial Institutions and Insurance

= 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.[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/constitution New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II], New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022. The representatives from the 26th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster?district=26 Legislative Roster for District 26], New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 24, 2024.

Senator Joseph Pennacchio (R)
Assemblyman Brian Bergen (R)
Assemblyman Jay Webber (R)

New Jersey Republican Party chairmanship

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.Rispoli, Michael. [http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/06/nj_gov_candidate_chris_christi.html "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. State Committee members unanimously supported the selection of Webber in a vote on June 17, 2009.{{Cite web |date=2009-06-18 |title=Webber Elected NJGOP Chairman |url=http://www.njgop.org/NewsBack.aspx?guid=ff5b1b70-690d-41ce-ba54-07a05e102b87 |access-date=2009-06-19 |publisher=New Jersey Republican State Committee}}{{dead link|date=September 2015}} Webber announced that he would be leaving the Chairman's post in January 2011, and was succeeded by Sam Raia.Dinges, Tomás. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/01/nj_republican_party_elects_new_1.html "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."

2018 U.S. House campaign

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.{{Cite news |last=Hetrick |first=Christian |date=June 5, 2018 |title=Jay Webber Wins GOP Primary in New Jersey's 11th District |publisher=Observer |url=http://observer.com/2018/06/jay-webber-wins-gop-primary-in-new-jerseys-11th-district/ |access-date=23 June 2018}} 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.{{Cite web |title=U.S. House Election Results 2018 |url=https://www.politico.com/election-results/2018/house/ |access-date=26 December 2018 |website=Politico}}

Personal life

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.

Electoral history

=General Assembly=

{{Election box begin no change

|title = 26th Legislative District General Election, 2023{{Cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2023/2023-official-general-results-general-assembly.pdf |title=Candidates for General Assembly - For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election |publisher=New Jersey Department of State |access-date=December 6, 2023}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Jay Webber (incumbent)

| votes = 28,146

| percentage = 28.7

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Brian Bergen (incumbent)

| votes = 27,831

| percentage = 28.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = John Van Achen

| votes = 21,263

| percentage = 21.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Walter Mielarczyk

| votes = 20,962

| percentage = 21.4

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 98,202

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box begin no change

|title = 26th Legislative District General Election, 2021{{cite web |title=Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/02/2021 Election |url=https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2021/2021-official-general-results-general-assembly.pdf |publisher=Secretary of State of New Jersey |date=November 30, 2021 |access-date=December 12, 2021}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Jay Webber (incumbent)

| votes = 46,239

| percentage = 29.98%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Christian E. Barranco

| votes = 45,224

| percentage = 29.32%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Pamela Fadden

| votes = 31,434

| percentage = 20.38%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Melissa Brown Blaeuer

| votes = 31,355

| percentage = 20.33%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 154,252

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

| loser = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 26th Legislative District General Election, 2019{{cite web|title=Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For PRIMARY ELECTION 06/04/2019 Election|url=https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2019/2019-official-primary-candidates-general-assembly.pdf|publisher=Secretary of State of New Jersey|access-date=April 28, 2019|date=April 11, 2019}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = BettyLou DeCroce (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 24,706

| percentage = 28.5%

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jay Webber (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 24,451

| percentage = 28.21%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Christine Clarke

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 18,813

| percentage = 21.7%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Laura Fortgang

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 18,711

| percentage = 21.59%

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 86,681

| percentage = 100%

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box begin

| title = New Jersey general election, 2017}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| candidate = Jay Webber

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 31,810

| percentage = 28.2

| change = {{decrease}} 2.1

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| candidate = BettyLou DeCroce

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 31,766

| percentage = 28.2

| change = {{decrease}} 1.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| candidate = Joseph R. Raich

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 24,732

| percentage = 22.0

| change = {{increase}} 2.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| candidate = E. William Edge

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 24,362

| percentage = 21.6

| change = {{increase}} 2.8

}}

{{Election box total

| votes = 112,670

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| |party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Jay Webber

|votes = 13,739

|percentage = 30.3

|change = {{decrease}} 2.3

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| |party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = BettyLou DeCroce

|votes = 13,666

|percentage = 30.1

|change = {{decrease}} 2.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| |party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Avery Hart

|votes = 8,805

|percentage = 19.4

|change = {{increase}} 2.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| |party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Wayne B. Marek

|votes = 8,525

|percentage = 18.8

|change = {{increase}} 1.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| |party = Green Party of the United States

|candidate = Jimmy D. Brash

|votes = 666

|percentage = 1.5

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box total

| votes = 45,401

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| |party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = BettyLou DeCroce

|votes = 35,352

|percentage = 32.9

|change = {{increase}} 0.9

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| |party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Jay Webber

|votes = 35,028

|percentage = 32.6

|change = {{increase}} 1.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| |party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Elliot Isibor

|votes = 18,720

|percentage = 17.4

|change = {{increase}} 0.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| |party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Joseph Raich

|votes = 18,379

|percentage = 17.1

|change = {{decrease}} 0.5

}}

{{Election box total

| votes = 107,479

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=New Jersey general election, 2011}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| |party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Alex DeCroce

|votes = 19,696

|percentage = 32.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| |party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Jay Webber

|votes = 19,543

|percentage = 31.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| |party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Joseph Raich

|votes = 10,847

|percentage = 17.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| |party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Elliot Isibor

|votes = 10,319

|percentage = 16.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| |party = Green Party of the United States

|candidate = Michael Spector

|votes = 1,095

|percentage = 1.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 61,500

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| |party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Alex DeCroce

|votes = 43,647

|percentage = 34.7

|change = {{increase}} 2.6

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| |party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Jay Webber

|votes = 42,077

|percentage = 33.4

|change = {{increase}} 2.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| |party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Wayne B. Marek

|votes = 20,107

|percentage = 16.0

|change = {{decrease}} 0.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| |party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Douglas Herbert

|votes = 20,015

|percentage = 15.9

|change = {{decrease}} 1.2

}}

{{Election box total

| votes = 125,846

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| |party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Alex DeCroce

|votes = 25,342

|percentage = 32.1

|change = {{increase}} 1.9

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| |party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Jay Webber

|votes = 24,307

|percentage = 30.8

|change = {{increase}} 1.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| |party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = David Modrak

|votes = 13,488

|percentage = 17.1

|change = {{decrease}} 3.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| |party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Wayne Marek

|votes = 13,308

|percentage = 16.9

|change = {{decrease}} 2.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| |party = Green Party of the United States

|candidate = Michael Spector

|votes = 971

|percentage = 1.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| |party = Green Party of the United States

|candidate = Matthew Norton

|votes = 935

|percentage = 1.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| |party = Libertarian Party (United States)

|candidate = Kenneth Kaplan

|votes = 577

|percentage = 0.7

|change = {{increase}} 0.1

}}

{{Election box total

| votes = 78,928

| percentage = 100.0

}}

= United States House of Representatives =

{{Election box begin no change

| title = New Jersey's 11th congressional district, 2018

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mikie Sherrill

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 183,684

| percentage = 56.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jay Webber

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 136,322

| percentage = 42.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Robert Crook

| party = Independent (United States)

| votes = 2,182

| percentage = 0.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Ryan Martinez

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| votes = 1,386

| percentage = 0.4

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 323,574

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

| loser = Republican Party (United States)

}}

References

External links

[http://jaywebber.org/ State legislative page]
{{C-SPAN|116127}}
[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/283/assemblyman-webber Assemblyman Webber's legislative webpage], New Jersey Legislature
New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms
[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/WebberJ2017.pdf 2017] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/WebberJ2016.pdf 2016] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/WebberJ2015.pdf 2015] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/WebberJ2014.pdf 2014] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/WebberJ2013.pdf 2013] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/WebberJ2012.pdf 2012] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/WebberJ2011.pdf 2011] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/WebberJ2010.pdf 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910084139/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/WebberJ2010.pdf |date=September 10, 2015 }} [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/WebberJ2009.pdf 2009] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/WebberJ2008.pdf 2008] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/WebberJ2007.pdf 2007] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327042950/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/WebberJ2007.pdf |date=March 27, 2009 }}

{{s-ttl|title=Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 26th district|alongside=Alex DeCroce, BettyLou DeCroce, Christian Barranco|years=January 8, 2008–present}}

{{s-ttl|title=Chair of the New Jersey Republican Party|years=June 11, 2009–January 11, 2011}}

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