| Written and distributed since 2003 by Donald Katz, Esq., Republican State Committeeman for Middlesex County and Counsel, Middlesex County Republican Organization PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS AND THOUGHTS AND TAKE-AWAYS As I am writing this, the primary election results have just been certified, so first let me take this opportunity to congratulate all the winners. In Middlesex County, the only contested race in the Republican Party was for US Senate, so I would like to congratulate Justin Murphy on his win. I am sure we all wish him well, and I hope that all of us will do our best to maximize his vote in the fight against Cory Booker. The only other contests in Middlesex County may have been scattered write-in votes for Republican County Committee, which may or may not have been against people on the ballot. However, there appears to be little evidence of any active contests, so most, if not all, of the committee people on the ballot were elected, with virtually all of them running without any opposition, write-in or otherwise. Several of our municipalities used the primary election as an opportunity to nominate their candidates for November by write-in votes, and it appears that all those local organizations which attempted this were successful, subject, of course, to the candidates’ timely filing the necessary acceptable paperwork. These municipalities/positions include a local candidate for the one position up for election in Cranbury; all three council positions up for election in East Brunswick, (after the Dems successfully challenged the East Brunswick Republican candidate petition, primarily to cause trouble, the Republican candidates received many more than the necessary write-in votes to win their nominations); and in Milltown, where one council candidate was successfully nominated via write-in votes and will join the other council candidate, (an incumbent councilman), who was on the ballot. I would also note that the endorsement by the Middlesex County Republican Organization at our nominating convention, for the one contested contest, US Senate, was very successful. With four candidates running, 60.65% of the Middlesex County Republicans who voted in the primary election for the US Senate nomination voted for Richard Tabor, the candidate endorsed by the MCRO. (The statewide winner, Justin Murphy, came in second in the county, with18.6% of the vote.) Now that all of our Republican candidates have been successfully nominated, let’s all do our best to help them get elected in November! POLITICAL TRIVIA: Here are some political trivia questions. I hope you enjoy them. The answers are below, immediately above the calendar: 1. Where is Harry Truman’s Presidential Library and Museum? 2. The 18th, 19th and 20th U.S. Presidents were all born in what state? 3. James Madison was which Ivy League school’s first graduate student? 4. After Herbert Hoover graduated from Stanford, he made millions as a what? 5. In a 1987 speech, who did Ronald Reagan ask to “tear down this wall”? 6. Which US President appeared on the now defunct $500 bill? 7. Millard Fillmore was the final US President of what Party? DON’T FORGET THAT THE MCRO REORGANIZATION MEETING WILL BE HELD TUESDAY, JUNE 30TH AT FORSGATE COUNTRY CLUB As previously reported, the Middlesex County Republican Organization Reorganization Meeting will be held at the Forsgate Country Club, 375 Forsgate Drive, Monroe Township, on Tuesday, June 30th, with registration starting at 6:30 pm and the meeting starting at 7:00 pm. If you are a committee person, you should come and vote, and if you know any people who were elected as committee people by write-in vote in the primary, please remind them that they need to sign a certificate of acceptance and oath of allegiance with the clerk as soon as possible and also tell them about the MCRO Reorganization Meeting. Here is a copy of the official meeting notice sent to county committee members by MCRO Chair Rob Bengivenga: The Middlesex County Republican Organization Reorganization Meeting will be held at the Forsgate Country Club, 375 Forsgate Drive, Monroe Township, on Tuesday, June 30th 2026, with registration starting at 6:30 pm and the meeting starting at 7:00 pm. As we do at every reorganization meeting, we will be voting on the Executive Board. The only letter of intent received by the deadline outlined in our organizational by-laws is as follows: Robert Bengivenga Jr for Chairman, Sylvia Engel for 1st Vice Chair, Antonia Kulberda for 2nd Vice Chair, Bryan Li for Secretary and Harold Kane for Treasurer. We will also be readopting the MCRO by-laws, with no amendments. Only current GOP County Committee people from Middlesex County – as certified by the County Clerk – will be able to participate in the MCRO Reorganization Meeting. All County Committee people should bring photo IDs. This letter is being sent via email to all the current local organizational chairs and all county committee people who are on the ballot in the Primary Election who may be elected. If we do not have an email for specific county committee people, we will mail them via US Mail. However, the contact information for people who are elected by write-in vote at the primary and people who are appointed to fill county committee vacancies at the GOP municipal committee reorganization meetings will not be timely available to send them notices, so I would ask that anyone receiving this notice who knows any of them, advise them of the date, time and location of the meeting. For your information, since our last county and local reorganization meetings, the New Jersey Election Law has changed so that the reorganization meetings are no longer held the Monday and Tuesday after Primary Election Day. Under the new law, for this year, the county and municipal committee reorganization meetings must be held after Monday, June 15th and no later than Saturday, July 4th. Looking forward to seeing you. Regards, Rob FREE NAME TAGS FOR REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES IN MIDDLESEX COUNTY AVAILABLE As I have done for many years, I will be happy to make name tags for any Republican candidate for partisan public office in Middlesex County who wants one – for free. If there is interest, the candidates’ GOP municipal chair should send me an e-mail with the candidates’ information – including exactly the way each candidate wants his or her name on the name tag, plus his or her e-mail address (and address and phone number), so I can add them to my e-mail newsletter list, and I will prepare the name tags. ANSWERS TO POLITICAL TRIVIA: 1. Independence, Missouri 2. Presidents Grant, Hayes, and Garfield were all born in Ohio, and served, successively, from 1869 through 1881. 3. Princeton University. An 18-year-old James Madison left for Princeton in 1769. (Back then, it was known as the College of New Jersey.) Though the course was four years, Madison finished it in two. However, he was not yet satisfied with his education and decided to stay at the school for another year, taking more classes under the supervision of the university president. He wasn’t awarded an advanced degree, but today, the university acknowledges him as its very first graduate student. 4, Mining Engineer. Herbert Hoover majored in geology at Stanford University. There, he also met his wife, who was the only woman in the geology major. Hoover’s work took him to Australia and China, and eventually all over the world for high-profile engineering jobs mining valuable mineral deposits. In 1908, he opened his mining consulting firm, and one year later, wrote the “Principles of Mining,” a leading textbook on the topic. 5. Mikhail Gorbachev, Reagan was referring to the Berlin Wall, which divided East and West Germany. 6. William McKinley 7. The Whig Party UPDATED CALENDAR What follows is an updated calendar. If you have any municipal or countywide fundraisers or functions you would like me to include in my e-mail calendar from time to time, please contact me at dkatzlaw@aol.com. Please note that organizations and campaigns sometimes provide added information, change dates, or cancel events, which I include in this calendar if I receive the information in time. Therefore, if you plan to attend an event, please make sure you review the calendar listing in my latest e-mail and, to the extent you may not have pre-registered for the particular event so the sponsoring group will be able to contact you about any changes, you may want to check with the sponsoring group before you go, to make sure the information has not changed. Also, please be aware that these e-mails are not official MCRO notices or mailings; they are just something I do, voluntarily, to help our Republican Party. June 30 (Tuesday) – Middlesex County Republican Organization Reorganization Meeting. Forsgate Country Club, 375 Forsgate Drive, Monroe Township. July 22 (Wednesday 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm) – “Remembering Rick” (Rosenberg, Jr)” Scholarship Dinner, Avos Ria Mar Restaurant, 25 Whitehead Avenue, South River. To benefit the Rick Rosenberg, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund set up in his honor at Rowan University. Rick was born and raised in South River and was an excellent campaign consultant who helped South River and other Middlesex County Republicans, often for free or for a small charge, who had an untimely death at a young age. More information added when available, and then you can RSVP to Monica Rosenberg at MMRBUG98@aol.com August 3-9 (Monday through Sunday) – Middlesex County Fair at the Middlesex County Fair Grounds, Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Volunteer at the Republican booth. The Middlesex County Republican Women’s Club (“MCRWC”) and the Middlesex County Republican Organization co-host the booth. If a GOP Municipal Committee or GOP Club would like to take a night, please contact MCRWC President Tonia Kulberda at 973-885-1030 or tonia@kulberda.com for more info and to sign up for a night. September 18-19 (Friday-Saturday) – NJGOP Summit. Resorts, Atlantic City. Please forward this information to any Middlesex County Republican, or other individuals, who you think might be interested in seeing it, but, before you forward it, make sure you delete the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of this e-mail, otherwise one of the people you forward it to, may unsubscribe you and the program will not let me add you back to my mailing list. Further, if you know of any Middlesex County Republicans who would like to receive periodic reports about Republican-related information I believe might be interesting or useful, please have them send me, Donald Katz, an e-mail to dkatzlaw@aol.com, and I will add them to my e-mail list. By the same token, if you ever wish to be removed from my e-mail list, click “unsubscribe” at the bottom of this e-mail. Donald Katz, Esq. 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MIDDLESEX COUNTY GOP UPDATE
