July 15,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Hackensack NJ, Chairman DiGaetano’s first two events are totally sold out! The ‘New Leadership Now’ team put together a sold out beefsteak (a tradition akin to the “beef and beer”) which was attended by an overflow crowd of over 350.
After years of strife and political infighting as well as much skepticism as to party motivations ,Republicans from all over the county descended upon the Hackensack headquarters for some good food and trade political gossip . The over flow crowd provided an impressive show of force at the advent of a new era for the BCRO.
The newly elected Bergen County Republican Chairman Paul DiGaetano leadership style is not about “me or I” he always talks about “us and we”. It is a refreshing approach to politics .
Between this fundraiser and the big-ticket event with Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno event earlier this week led by BCRO Finance Chair Chuck Shotmeyer, the BCRO looks to once again be on the road to recovering its financial footing.
The GOP consensus was that a BCRO event had not been that crowded since its Golden Era of the 1980s. With six county offices up this year including the last remaining Freeholder incumbents, the Republicans are only beginning the rebuilding task.
