HERR4BCROChair

07/08/2022

Dear County Committee
I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who supported, worked and voted for me. Your efforts are very much appreciated.

My sincere congratulations to Jack Zisa on winning reelection as BCRO Chairman.

I stand 100% with all our County and Congressional candidates, Todd, Doug, Ron and Dierdre as well as Billy and Frank.

On To Victory In November!

07/07/2022

Dear County Committee
Today is the BCRO Chairman’s election, 4-8PM.

My Team and I are a new direction for the BCRO. A chance to truly unite us.
-Transparent management
-Build the Party from the local level up
-Provide support, training, consulting to the local parties
-Build and fill County Committee seats where none exist
-Make the party more inclusive, a Big Tent.
Please vote for a change of Leadership

Our Party Needs It.
You Deserve It.
Ray Herr and his Team have a Strategic Plan

Today's vote will be A SECRET BALLOT ON MACHINES. NO ONE WILL KNOW HOW YOU VOTED!

07/06/2022

Dear County Committee
Those of you that have been around a while remember when they were called Absentee Ballots, which were only for voters who could not get to the polls on election day due to illness, work, or being out of town. Now, VBMs are simply a matter of choice and if you want, a simple check box, gets you the VBM ballot delivered forever.

Unfortunately, Republicans have fallen way behind Democrats in VBM totals. They are very proficient at “harvesting” ballots while we are still on a learning curve. Last year’s election proved that beyond any doubt.

VBMs are approaching 20% of the total vote count. Yes - 1 in 5 votes have been cast BEFORE election day,

As involved Republicans, if we can give Republican 1 of 4 and 2 of 4 voters a VBM application and follow up with them we can increase our turnout. Senior housing complexes must also be pursued. That college student away on election day are all potential missed Republican Votes.

When elected I will meet with people experienced in VBM and appoint a chairperson and committee to come up with a specific plan of action and coordinate with all Muni Chairs, campaign managers and county candidates. Items to consider include

-Who should be targeted

- How to get them the applications

-Follow up giving help if needed to fill out the applications and ballots and make sure they are sent in

-Adapt a strategy for individual towns.

Ray Herr and his Team have a Strategic Plan

July 7th will be A SECRET BALLOT ON MACHINES. NO ONE WILL KNOW HOW YOU VOTED!

07/06/2022

Dear County Committee
In 2018, Norman Schmelz, the former Mayor of Bergenfield, ran for County Executive. The back BCRO office photo was taken in December of 2018, a month after the election. It shows stacks and stacks of campaign signs for Norman and his running mates that were never distributed!

Those who attended the recent BCRO Unity Event after the Primary witnessed the same practice, again. Assembled signs and still boxed signs littered the area near the windows of the BCRO entrance. It shows a pattern of failure that has resulted with us not winning a County election since 2013! Why didn’t the Chairman call up all the Muni Chairs and tell them to pickup signs for all their CC and club members? 2018 or 2022, same leadership.

The above disgrace is why Norman Schmelz is running on the slate with me. It is time to change the culture of failure!

July 7th will be A SECRET BALLOT ON MACHINES. NO ONE WILL KNOW HOW YOU VOTED !

I pledge that NO Lawn Signs will be left sitting in the BCRO on Election Night. A sign not put out is a waste of our limited resources.

07/04/2022

My Team wishes you a Happy 4th of July.

Enjoy this day with Family and Friends

Remember Freedom is not Free We must keep Defending our Country and its Ideals.

YOUR TEAM
Raymond A. Herr​​ - Chairman - Bogota
Judith Fisher - Vice Chairman - Fort Lee
Joseph A Nasso -​​ Deputy Chairman - Fair Lawn
Ann M Carletta​​ - Deputy Vice Chairman - Edgewater
Yehuda Miller​​ - Secretary - Teaneck
Norman Schmelz​​ - Asst. Secretary - Bergenfield
Rebecca Youla​​ - Treasurer- Bogota
​​James L Arakelian​​ - Assistant Treasurer​ - River Edge
Bruce R Young​​ - Sergeant at Arms - Carlstadt

Experience, Dedication and Leadership

07/03/2022

Dear County Committee
It’s been a month since the primaries. In that time, you were served ice cream, unity, and more promises than you can shake a stick at. What haven’t you seen?

That’s right. A campaign to win in November for our County Candidates. No fundraiser, no rallies, nothing. Again, like always, it’s all about Jack Zisa and keeping control so he can go about his business of losing year after year and selling insurance to the few Republican strongholds left in Bergen County, Paramus is his latest conquest.

We need real leadership. Real fundraising. Democrat Chair Paul Juliano has already raised One Million plus dollars. Jack Zisa has raised ZERO while he has become “Mr. Softie” serving ice Cream for votes while being the butt of Democrat’s jokes. I am tired of being laughed at, aren’t you?

From day one I will bring honesty and integrity back to our party. We will be taken seriously again. I’m tired of people on the other side laughing at us. Aren’t you?

Please, I’m asking for your vote this coming Thursday. Together, we can rebuild our party to greatness and get our candidates elected in November.
Best wishes,
Ray

07/03/2022

07/03/2022

My Team and I ASKING for your Support
Let’s change direction at the BCRO and get back to our winning ways

Vote for the RAY HERR Team on July 7th

YOUR TEAM

Raymond A. Herr​​ - Chairman - Bogota

Judith Fisher - Vice Chairman - Fort Lee

Joseph A Nasso -​​ Deputy Chairman - Fair Lawn

Ann M Carletta​​ - Deputy Vice Chairman Edgewater

Yehuda Miller​​ - Secretary - Teaneck

Norman Schmelz​​ - Asst. Secretary - Bergenfield

Rebecca Youla​​ - Treasurer- Bogota

​​James L Arakelian​​ - Assistant Treasurer​ - River Edge

Bruce R Young​​ - Sergeant at Arms - Carlstadt

Experience, Dedication and Leadership

07/02/2022

Dear Fellow County Committee Person,
Ridgefield, is a small community tucked in the Southeast corner of Bergen. We are the only town in the region with a full County Committee, complements to our active members.

Many neighboring towns have ZERO Republican County Committee activity.

Our Committee has a combined experience of over 150 years.

As you know, we are all unpaid public servants and exist purely to represent the best interests of our local Republican residents and the entire Ridgefield community.

Yet Jack Zisa saw fit to condemn us to Column 3 (AKA Ballot Siberia) simply because some of our members did not support him in the last BCRO election.

Instead, he placed a crew of people who have previously shown little or no interest in serving Ridgefield on the main county line.

In fact his choices appear to be comprised primarily of very recently rebranded Democrats, running from the Biden agenda, professional party changers who follow the changing political winds (Carpetbaggers) and so called RINO Republicans who are willing to run with these types for a chance to see their names on a ballot. We believe their main interest is self serving, hoping to get a County appointment.

Is this what our Chairman should be doing?

Should he weaken the party simply out of misplaced revenge?

To boot, we have a Board of Elections Commissioner, from a local city which has a mostly inactive County Committee, who has seen fit TWICE to meddle in our County Committee elections each time in a failed attempt to replace our excellent Committees. In another instance, he joined an outright coup attempt on the Ridgefield Republican Organization. We expect his actions have been out of pure jealousy and recently with the approval of Chairman Zisa. Aren’t Election Commissioners supposed to be neutral?

Our Response to Jack Zisa’s Insidious Plan

We Fielded a group with strong Republican Values, took up the gauntlet and decided to show Jack Zisa what we were made of. In the end we proved that against all odds we prevailed, with a 59% plurality, against a sorry crew of weak and inexperienced campaign wannabes.

So now we are asking our fellow Bergen County Committee Members to join our effort to vote out Jack Zisa on July 7th (4-8PM) at the BCRO and replace him with Ray Herrs's Team.

Thank you,
The 2022 Ridgefield NJ County Committee Candidates

07/02/2022

WINs vs Insurance Contracts

Doesn’t it seem strange that the Chairman of the BCRO has not won a County election since taking office, yet he has been very successful in his insurance business. Winning contracts in heavily Democratic Hudson County, with towns such as West New York and Guttenberg and let us not forget Paterson.

He must be quite a good salesman to be the Bergen Republican Chairman and secure insurance business in those Democrat bastions. My Congratulations!

Too bad he’s not as successful in winning elections. I can only assume he is a much better salesman than campaign manager.

07/02/2022

I am proud to announce my
Sergeant at Arms
Bruce Young

*Carlstadt and Becton Regional Boards of Education 28 years
*VFW post 3149 Commander
*NJ School board Association Vice President of County Activities
*Member Board of Directors for National School Board Association
*Carlstadt County Committee