I have spent most of my adult life serving the people of Somerville and Somerset County as an elected official.
Today the New Jersey State Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) filed a Complaint against the Somerset County Republican Organization (SCRO) Chair Tim Howes asserting 11 separate violations of New Jersey Election Law for improper handling of financial donations.
The New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission has filed a three-count complaint against the Somerset County Republican Organization and its treasurer, Robert Damiano, alleging late reporting of campaign finance reports for the first quarter of 2022, and not reporting 48-hour fundraising reports before the primary and general election that year.
A group of Somerset County Republican party leaders, along with past and present elected officials, have endorsed Tracy DiFrancesco in her bid to unseat two-term county chairman Tim Howes.
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.
Watchung Republican Municipal Chairman Tracy DiFrancesco will run for Somerset County GOP Chairman when the party reorganizes in June, setting up a showdown with the incumbent, Timothy Howes.