Somerset County Republicans Line-Up Behind Tracy DiFrancesco for GOP Chair

Municipal Chairs & Vice Chairs endorsing DiFrancesco represent 307 of 540 total County Committee seats eligible to vote

Watchung, NJ – Today, in an unprecedented show of support, GOP leaders, Mayors, Committee People, Municipal Chairs and Vice Chairs throughout Somerset County have endorsed SCRO Vice Chair Tracy DiFrancesco for Chair of the Somerset County Republican Organization (SCRO) in the upcoming re-organization.

The Municipal leaders joining DiFrancesco in her vison to reestablish strength and integrity to the County party represent 307 seats out of the 540 County Committee seats eligible to vote in the June meeting to elect the next chair. These endorsements are the first show of support for new leadership since a petition was circulated last year with over 150 County Committee Members calling for the recall of incumbent SCRO Chair, Tim Howes.

Kip Bateman, Senator

Frank Bruno, Former Somerset County Surrogate

Pat Walsh, Former Somerset County Commissioner

Mark Caliguire, Former Somerset County Commissioner

John Kitchen, Former Somerset County Commissioner

Pat Fittipaldi, Former Somerset County Commissioner

Mike Kerwin, Former Somerset County Commissioner and Somerville Mayor

Brittany Wheeler, SCRO Executive Board Member

Janice M. Fields, Somerset County Republican State Committeewoman & Bernards Township Deputy Mayor

John Carpenter, Vice Chair- Bernards Township Republican Municipal Committee

Greg Canose, Chair- Bernardsville Republican Municipal Committee

Anna Columbus, Branchburg Mayor

Martin C. Herrman, Chair- Branchburg Republican Municipal Committee

Cathy Callahan, Branchburg Executive Committeewoman

Christopher Kelly, Former Franklin Township Mayor

Michele Cortese Petersen, Chair- Franklin Township Republican Municipal Committee

Robert L. LaCorte, Former Chair- Franklin Township Republican Municipal Committee

Jim Van Arsdale, Green Brook Mayor 

Theentire Green Brook Republican Municipal Committee

Robert Britting, Hillsborough Mayor

John Ciccarelli, Hillsborough Deputy Mayor

Shawn Lipani, Hillsborough Township Committeeman

Catherine Payne, Hillsborough Township Committeewoman

Kenneth C. Scherer, Former Somerset County Commissioner & Chair of the Hillsborough Republican Municipal Committee

Brian Gallagher, Somerville Mayor and former Somerset County Commissioner

Anthony Attanasio, Chair- Somerville Republican Municipal Committee

Victor Sordillo, Warren Mayor

Lisa Lontai, Warren Deputy Mayor

George Lazo, Warren Township Committeeman

Shaun Fine, Warren Township Committeeman

Vanessa Kian, Warren Township Committeewoman

Ron Jubin, Watchung Mayor

The entire Watchung Borough Committee

D.J. Hunsinger, Vice Chair- Watchung Republican Municipal Committee The entire Watchung Republican Municipal Committee