Background
Webber, Jay was born on February 29, 1972 in Teaneck, New Jersey, United States.
organization administrator State Legislator
Webber, Jay was born on February 29, 1972 in Teaneck, New Jersey, United States.
Bachelor in International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. Juris Doctor, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
He served as Chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee from June 2009 until January 2011. Early life and education
He received a Bachelor of Arts from Johns Hopkins University with a major in International Studies, and earned a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. Before becoming a practicing attorney, he served as a legislative aide to William J. Martini during his term in Congress and clerked for New Jersey Supreme Court justice Peter Verniero.
Political career
At the age of 30 in 2003, Webber ran in the Republican primary against incumbent State Senator Robert Martin by running to the right of the senator
Martin defeated Webber by approximately 1,900 votes, 15 percentage points from the total vote. In 2007, following the retirement of Martin from the Senate and incumbent Assemblyman Joseph Pennacchio deciding to run for Martin"s seat, Webber ran in the Republican primary for Pennacchio"s Assembly seat.
Incumbent Alex DeCroce took the most votes in the June primary (9,833 votes or 411%) while Webber advanced to the November general election by coming in second (7,679 votes, 322%) defeating Kinnelon councilman Larry Casha (6,369 votes, 267%). Webber was elected in the general election and has subsequently been re-elected every two years since then
Webber serves in the Assembly on the Budget Committee and the Labor Committee.
In 2011, Webber was the Republican Company-chair of the 2011 New Jersey Apportionment Commission, the group charged with redrawing the lines for the state legislative districts following the 2010 Census. On June 11, 2009, Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie announced his selection of Webber to succeed Tom Wilson as chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee. State Committee members unanimously supported the selection of Webber in a vote on June 17, 2009.
Webber announced that he would be leaving the Chairman"s post in January 2011, and was succeeded by Sam Raia.
Personal life
He is a resident of Morris Plains. He owns a law firm based in Morristown.
Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The other representatives from the 26th District for the 2014-2015 Legislative Session are:
Senator Joseph Pennacchio
Assemblyperson BettyLou DeCroce.
Webber is a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council, serving as one of two New Jersey state leaders (Senator Steve Oroho is the other New Jersey co-chair).
Married Johanna Webber. 3 children.