Dear John,
Today, I advised Governor Phil Murphy, New Jersey Democratic State Committee Chairman LeRoy J. Jones, Jr., Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill, Congressman Tom Malinowski, and other state and county leaders that I will be resigning effective a special meeting in early May as Chair of the Morris County Democratic Committee, and expect the MCDC Executive Board to do the same. The Special Meeting will be announced in the next few days to elect a new Chair and Executive Board.
I am grateful for all of the hard work my team has put into making Morris County more Democratic. I am proud of all the gains we have made in electing Democratic candidates at all levels, from flipping two congressional seats in 2018, to President Biden’s Morris County win in 2020, to winning municipal seats throughout the county. We have nearly double the municipal seats that we had nearly a decade ago when I first became Chair and control over significantly more towns. More importantly, I am humbled by the trust Morris County Democrats have put in our team these last eight years.
It is my hope that we elect a woman to be the next Chair of the Morris County Democrats. Morris County Democrats have never had a female chair in their history. Women have been the backbone of Morris County and have powered the success of MCDC during my tenure as Chair. A large majority of our committee is now female. I hope to help my successor build on the success we have had at the Congressional and Local levels and help achieve our ultimate goal of winning countywide offices.
We look forward to working with the new team to make the leadership transition as seamless as possible, and to continue the gains we have made for Democrats across Morris County.