James K "Jay" Webber was born on February 29,1972 and is an American lawyer and Republican politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since January 8,2008, where he represents the 26th legislative district.
10 Facts About Jay Webber
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Jay Webber served as Budget Staffer and District Director to William J Martini during his term in Congress.
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Jay Webber earned a JD from Harvard Law School and clerked for New Jersey Supreme Court justice Peter Verniero.
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At age 30 in 2003, Jay Webber ran in the Republican primary against incumbent state senator Robert Martin by running to the right of the senator.
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In 2007, following Martin's retirement from the Senate and incumbent Assemblyman Joseph Pennacchio deciding to run for Martin's seat, Jay Webber ran in the Republican primary for Pennacchio's Assembly seat.
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Jay Webber was elected in the general election and has subsequently been re-elected every two years since then.
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On June 11,2009, Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie announced his selection of Jay Webber to succeed Tom Wilson as chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee.
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Jay Webber announced that he would be leaving the Chairman's post in January 2011, and was succeeded by Sam Raia.
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On February 3,2018, Jay Webber announced he would officially run for the US House seat representing New Jersey's 11th congressional district, after incumbent Rodney Frelinghuysen announced on January 29 that he would not seek reelection.
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Jay Webber is married to Johanna, with whom he has eight children.