Today, New Jersey Republican State Committee Chairman Bob Hugin released the following statement amid President Joe Biden’s weak response to the ongoing situation in Afghanistan: “The Biden Administration’s cataclysmic failure in Afghanistan has jeopardized American lives, emboldened our adversaries like Iran, China and Russia, and undermined our allies like Taiwan and Israel. “It has called into question our support of basic human rights around the globe, and has had and will continue to have a chilling effect on advocates of equality for women. “The only thing Joe Biden proved yest ..read more

Today, New Jersey Republican State Committee Chairman Bob Hugin released the following statement on the heels of Twitter’s decision to suspend Senator Declan O’Scanlon’s Twitter account, after he posted a tweet speaking out against mandatory vaccine passports. “This appalling suppression of free speech is an assault on our democracy, and is as unacceptable as it is un-American. I call on Twitter to reinstate Senator Declan O’Scanlon’s account immediately. “In expressing opposition to mandatory vaccine passports, Senator O’Scanlon gave voice to the many New Jerseyans who hav ..read more

Trenton, NJ: By meddling in California politics and involving himself in the election for California’s 39th Congressional District, Congressman Andy Kim has shown the wellbeing of his constituents is clearly at the bottom of his priority list. New Jersey Republican State Committee Communications Director Tyler Ladzinski issued the following statement: “While New Jersey’s economy continues to suffer with the seventh highest unemployment rate in the country and one of the slowest economic recoveries, Andy Kim has apparently decided that rather than help his constituents get back on their feet, t ..read more

New Jersey Republican State Committee Chairman Michael Lavery issued the following statement: “I am happy to endorse Bob Hugin to be my successor as Chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee, and I encourage all of our Committee members to support him not only at our June 15th meeting but in the years to come. I am confident that through Bob’s strong leadership, the Republican Party in New Jersey will continue to build, grow, and expand so that we can provide our candidates with the knowledge, tools and resources to be successful in 2021 and beyond ..read more

Trenton, NJ: Following a growing amount of pressure from the NJGOP, countless elected officials on both sides of the political aisle, and millions of New Jersey residents, Governor Phil Murphy announced during his afternoon press conference today that he will be lifting the remaining COVID restrictions. New Jersey Republican State Committee Executive Director Tom Szymanski issued the following statement: “By lifting the remainder of his self-imposed restrictions, Phil Murphy demonstrated that he could not stand up to the ever-growing amount of pressure being placed on him by countless New Jers ..read more

Trenton, NJ: After receiving an insurmountable amount of pressure from the New Jersey Republican Party and elected officials from both parties to follow the science released by the Centers for Disease Control and lift the obsolete indoor mask mandate in New Jersey; new reports indicate that New Jersey’s Governor Phil Murphy will lift the mandate on Friday, May 28th before the Memorial Day holiday weekend. New Jersey Republican State Committee Executive Director Tom Szymanski issued the following statement: “It’s about time Phil Murphy has decided to stop following political science, and to fol ..read more

Trenton, NJ: Recent reports indicate that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) will announce that fully vaccinated individuals no longer have to wear a mask indoors. This news comes as COVID numbers in New Jersey have consistently trended downward, and multiple Democrat controlled states, such as California and Minnesota, have already announced plans to lift their mask mandates. While the CDC and other blue states have announced the end to mask mandates, Governor Phil Murphy has repeatedly dodged and punted on the issue and has gone as far to say New Jersey “was not there yet.”  New Jers ..read more

Trenton, NJ: In light of Governor Murphy’s recent announcement on lifting COVID restrictions, New Jersey Republican State Committee Chairman Michael Lavery issued the following statement: “If the Governor is willing to acknowledge the waning threat of the pandemic by paring back many of his self-conceived onerous lockdown measures, then he must also realize it is time to surrender his ‘emergency powers’ as well. “Co-equal branches of government exist to protect the State from one person over-extending their power, and Governor Murphy’s dangerous pandemic maneuvering is a perfect example of tha ..read more

Trenton, NJ: Today the Monmouth University Polling Institute released new numbers on Governor Phil Murphy’s re-election prospects, showing Murphy garnering 48% support for his re-election, compared with 43% who believe it’s time for someone new.  New Jersey Republican State Committee Executive Director Tom Szymanski issued the following statement: “Governor Murphy is in deep trouble considering he’s already spent millions of dollars on television ads and dedicated a huge amount of his time to daily press conferences and media appearances, and yet support for his re-election is well under ..read more

Trenton, NJ: Following the NJGOP’s call for Governor Phil Murphy to fully lift his unilateral economic restrictions, today he announced a return to 100% capacity for businesses, provided that patrons are distanced at least six feet apart from one another (which will undoubtedly still have an adverse effect on small businesses with limited capacity).  New Jersey Republican State Committee Executive Director Tom Szymanski issued the following statement: “It’s shameful that in order for Governor Murphy to lift many of his dictatorial economic restrictions, it took shaming and goading from bo ..read more