Jefferson Township Police Retirees Club Endorses Barranco, Brown, and Santasieri
The Save Jefferson Team is proud to announce an endorsement from members of the Jefferson Township Police Retirees Club — a group of retired law enforcement officers who collectively gave decades of service protecting Jefferson Township and its residents. These retired officers are backing Christian Barranco for Mayor and Sheila Brown and Dottie Santasieri for Township Council in the June 2 Republican primary.
These are men who spent their careers answering Jefferson’s calls for help, walking its neighborhoods, and looking out for its families. Now, as retired members of the community they once served and protected, they are lending their names and their reputations to a team they believe in. Their endorsement reflects a shared belief in leadership that is accountable, transparent, and committed to putting residents first — the same values they carried with them every day on the job.
The endorsing retired members are Lieutenant Sean Krater, Sergeant Tommy Fedo, Sergeant Justin Gjelsvik, and Corporal Eric Sudak. Together they represent generations of dedication to the safety and well-being of this community.
The Save Jefferson Team is honored to have the trust and support of these respected former officers, and is asking residents to make their voices heard in the Republican primary on June 2. To learn more about the team and its vision for Jefferson Township, visit SaveJefferson.org.
Assemblyman Jay Webber and Jefferson Township Council Majority Endorse Save Jefferson Team
Christian Barranco, Sheila Brown, and Dottie Santasieri thank Assemblyman Jay Webber and the Jefferson Township Council for their endorsements.
The Save Jefferson team, the joint ticket of mayoral candidate Christian Barranco with Council candidates Sheila Brown and Dottie Santasieri, announced two major endorsements ahead of the June 2nd Republican primary: New Jersey Assemblyman Jay Webber and the majority of the sitting Jefferson Township Council.
Assemblyman Webber, a longtime conservative voice in Trenton and a former chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee, represented Jefferson Township in the General Assembly for more than a decade after the 2011 legislative apportionment placed the township in his 26th District. The 2022 redistricting process, which redrew district lines following the 2020 census, moved Jefferson out of the 26th, but Webber's commitment to the township has not changed with the map.
Webber served alongside Christian Barranco in the General Assembly and is endorsing Barranco for Mayor on the strength of that shared record. The two worked together in Trenton fighting for fiscal responsibility, smaller government, and personal freedoms, the same priorities Barranco is bringing to his campaign for Jefferson Township. Webber called Barranco the kind of leader Jefferson needs and the kind of candidate the party needs more of running for office.
In accepting the endorsement, Barranco thanked Webber for his steady advocacy for the township and noted that Jefferson has always been close to his heart, even after redistricting redrew the boundaries of who formally represents it in Trenton.
The Save Jefferson team also announced the endorsement of the majority of the sitting Jefferson Township Council: Council Vice President Barbie Garuto, Councilman Robert Birmingham, and Councilman Daniel Schultz. Sheila Brown thanked them for standing with the campaign, calling their support a clear signal that the officials closest to the day-to-day work of governing Jefferson are ready for new leadership at the top.
Together, the endorsements reflect a coalition that spans state-level conservative leadership and the local officials Jefferson residents already trust to represent them. Barranco closed by reminding residents that the decision now rests with the voters, and urged them to turn out for the Save Jefferson ticket on or before June 2nd.
Jefferson Township Council Members Endorse the Save Jefferson Team
Jefferson Township Council members Bob Birmingham, Barbie Garruto, and Dan Schultz have made the very crucial decision to endorse the Save Jefferson team for mayor and council in the June Republican primary.
The council members jointly stated: "After 14 months of having town employees told that they cannot contact us without the explicit permission of town hall and continued resistance to transparency in the Township's business dealings, it is time for Jefferson to vote for new leadership. Rising taxes and closing schools are crushing our community and our current leadership has sat back for the past 8 years and let it all happen. The present administration has lost our confidence and because of that we are proud to endorse the Save Jefferson team. Barranco, Brown and Santasieri are the real Republicans that we need in town hall and they have our full endorsement."
We are honored to have the endorsement of the 3 council members as they are on the frontlines fighting for Jefferson. We share their sentiment towards the current state of the town. Town hall has lost the confidence of the council and it is time for new leadership in Jefferson. On June 2nd vote for real Republicans, vote for Barranco, Brown, and Santasieri to save Jefferson!
