| Written and distributed since 2003 by Donald Katz, Esq., Republican State Committeeman for Middlesex County and Counsel, Middlesex County Republican Organization MCRO CONVENTION RESULTS The Middlesex County Republican Convention was held on Saturday, March 14th to endorse candidates for various offices for the June primary election. Except for U.S. Senate, all offices were uncontested The votes for the U.S. Senate endorsement were: Richard Tabor of Elizabeth, a current NJ State Trooper and a US Army Combat veteran who later served in the New Jersey National Guard, 81 votes; Justin Murphy, of Tabernacle, an attorney and former Tabernacle Deputy Mayor, 6 votes; and Alex Zdan of Robbinsville, a former News 12 New Jersey Reporter and current Journalist, 3 votes. Therefore, Richard Tabor received the endorsement of the MCRO and was awarded the MCRO’s ballot slogan: “Endorsed by Middlesex County Republican Organization”. The other positions were uncontested, and the following candidates were also endorsed by the MCRO and will also use the MCRO’s ballot slogan: “Endorsed by Middlesex County Republican Organization”: County Commissioner – Middlesex Borough Mayor Jack Mikolajczyk and Spotswood Council President Andrew Zaborney Surrogate: Harold V. Kane, Jr. from Monroe Congress 6th CD – Hillary Herzig from Oceanport, who is a small business owner and a career civil servant. Congress 12th CD – Greg Mele from Clark, who is an attorney in private practice. All of these candidates successfully obtained the increased signatures required on their nominating petitions and timely filed and will appear on the June primary ballot. POLITICAL TRIVIA: Here are some political trivia questions. I hope you enjoy them. The answers are below, immediately above the calendar: 1. Ronald Reagan delivered the longest inaugural address. True or False? 2. Who was the first First Lady to own and drive a car? 3. Who was the last President not to have a middle name or initial? 4. Who is the first President born outside the 13 original colonies? 5. Which state is home to the most Presidential birthplaces? 6. Who established the first presidential library in 1941? 7. Which two US Presidents graduated from West Point? FREE VIRTUAL “GOP GROUND GAME TRAINING” EVERY WEDNESDAY IN APRIL. SIGN UP NOW! The New Jersey Republican State Committee, in conjunction with the Republican National Committee, is running statewide GOP Ground Game Virtual Trainings. These trainings are for candidates, future candidates, campaign managers, municipal chairs, and others working on local campaigns. The training will take place every Wednesday in April, from 6 pm to 7 pm on Zoom. The five topics are listed below, and you can sign up for one or all of them: GOP Ground Game Trainings: Training 1: Wednesday, April 1, 2026 Finance – Raising the Money Training 2: Wednesday, April 8, 2026 Communications – Creating the Message Training 3: Wednesday, April 15, 2026 Digital – Winning Campaigns Online Training 4: Wednesday, April 22, 2026 Data – Talking to the Right Voters Training 5: Wednesday, April 29, 2026 Political – The Ground Game and Putting it All Together To sign up, go to https://forms.gle/GKLVBfpGcCPuqivX8 Do not delay signing up, since the first session is only days away and there is a 500-person limit for each session. MIDDLESEX COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN’S CLUB TO RUN IN-PERSON CAMPAIGN TRAINING ON APRIL 24-25 The Middlesex County Republican Women’s Club (“MCRWC”) will again be running its Campaign School this year, on Friday evening, April 24, and Saturday, April 25. This is a free event for Middlesex County candidates, campaign managers and key volunteers. It is my understanding that as part of the Friday evening session, there will be a presentation by someone from ELEC, which will allow you to be certified by them as a Campaign Treasurer. The MCRWC has done these free Campaign Schools for many years as a service to Middlesex County Republicans. The details will be provided to all municipal chairs soon. If you are interested, please ask your municipal chair to share the information once he or she receives it. These Campaign Schools always provide useful information and even if you have been doing this a long time, there is almost always something new and useful that will help in your campaigns. ANSWERS TO POLITICAL TRIVIA: 1. False. William Henry Harrison delivered an 8,445-word inaugural address – the longest ever. 2. Helen Taft 3. Theodore Roosevelt. Harry S. Truman didn’t have a middle name (but did have a middle initial “S” intended to honor both of his grandfathers, Anderson Shipp Truman and Solomon Young). Theodore Roosevelt Jr was named after his father, a man who also didn’t have a middle name. Middle names didn’t gain widespread popularity until around 1900. That said, Roosevelt’s successor, William Howard Taft, is rarely mentioned without his middle name. 4. Abraham Lincoln, who was born on February 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky. 5. Eight of our presidents were born in Virginia, including 4 of our first 5 presidents. The 8 are Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, William Henry Harrison, Tyler, Taylor, and Wilson. 6. Franklin D. Roosevelt. After he and Truman both created libraries, Congress passed the Presidential Libraries Act in 1955 to make sure the practice continued. 7. Presidents Grant and Eisenhower 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. March 28 (Saturday 6:30 pm – ) – South River Republican Red & White Victory Ball. Portuguese Fisherman, 11 Jackson Street, South River. Reception/Dinner/Dancing. $90 per person. Checks payable to South River Republican Organization to be mailed to P.O. Box 373, South River, NJ 08882. Questions call 848-448-0423 or email hutchisonteresa@msm.com. April 8 (Wednesday) – Last day to change party affiliation to vote in the Primary Election. April 18 (Saturday) – Commencement of mailing of Vote-By-Mail Ballots for Primary Election. April 24-25 (Friday/Saturday) – Campaign Seminar run by the Middlesex County Republican Women’s Club (More details added when available. May 12 (Tuesday) – Last day to register to vote in the Primary Election. May 12 (Tuesday) – Deadline for filing your list of primary election day challengers with the Board of Elections. (Middlesex County Board of Elections, 26-B Kennedy Boulevard, East Brunswick, New Jersey 08816) May 26 (Tuesday) – Last day for vote-by-mail ballot applications to be received by the County Clerk by mail, in order to vote in the Primary Election. (Middlesex County Clerk, P.O. Box 1110, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901-1110). May 26 (Tuesday) – May 31 (Sunday) – Primary Election Early Voting Period (Note: this time period is longer than previously noted, due to another newly adopted law.) June 1 (Monday 3:00 pm) – Last day to apply for a vote-by-mail ballot in person (or by authorized messenger) at the County Clerk’s office (26-C Kennedy Boulevard, East Brunswick, New Jersey), in order to vote in the Primary Election. June 2 (Tuesday) – Primary Election 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 foot of this e-mail. Donald Katz, Esq. Republican State Committeeman – Middlesex County and Counsel, Middlesex County Republican Organization dkatzlaw@aol.com 119 Leeds Lane Monroe Township, NJ 08831 (C) 908-227-9239 Copyright © 2026 Donald Katz, All rights reserved, except forwarding of entire newsletter to Republicans is permitted and encouraged and excerpts may be used for non-commercial purposes provided the excerpts are attributed to Donald Katz |
MIDDLESEX COUNTY GOP UPDATE
