The Tim Howes Record

(Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/17/financial-woes-somerset-gop-tumult-00092071)

(Source: https://www.insidernj.com/some-somerset-gop-members-vote-no-confidence-on-howes/)

(Source: https://newjerseyglobe.com/local/group-of-somerset-republicans-want-to-remove-howes-as-county-chairman/)

(Source: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/somerville/sections/elections/articles/disgruntled-faction-of-somerset-county-gop-votes-to-dump-chairman)

(Source: Somerset County Clerk’s Office: https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Somerset/)

Chairman Tim Howes:

❌ Violated campaign finance laws by not filing with NJ ELEC for more than 2 years

❌ Caused the Somerset County Republican Organization to be cited with a serious state election law violation.

(Source: State of New Jersey, Election Law Enforcement Commission, Notice of Non-Compliance dated 12/22/2022 to Somerset County Republican Executive Cmte, 66 E Main St, Somerville, NJ 08876)

❌ Misled his Executive Committee and Municipal Chairs about the violations

❌ Lost every election under his leadership, the worst record in Somerset County GOP history

❌ Held only one Executive Board meeting in 2.5 years at which no financial reports were shared

❌ Accrued tens of thousands of dollars of debt

❌ Failed to pay vendors until threatened with enforcement