About Essex County NJ Republican Women
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Ongoing Events
Monthly meetings offering civic education, visits from our elected state representatives, and interesting presentations by active club members.
• Monthly Happy Hours
• Book Discussions (with the authors themselves!)
• Meetups at a local gun range
• Day Time Thinkers: conversation around various topics, brainstorming solutions we face as conservatives
• Contingents marching in Independence Day parades throughout Essex County
Club Objectives
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Work to support the Constitution of the United States of America.
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Provide educational events designed to increase the effectiveness of women in the cause of good government.
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Recognize and encourage qualified women to develop into political leaders of the future
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Support the candidates and policies of the Republican Party.
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Do all within our power for the betterment and advancement of the people of Essex County, New Jersey.
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Reach out to younger women, encouraging them to broaden their horizons from College and Young Republican groups, into the Federation of Republican Women and our club.
Past Highlights
• Hugely successful “County Committee” seminars offered by member Piera Accumano inspired and equipped 13 people to run for their town’s County Committee. Several were elected in June 2024 and are now serving.
• Constitution Day Celebration with Grover Norquist (2024)
• Fundraising Lunch events featuring Senator Michael Testa Jr. (2024) as well as NJ Sen. Kristen Corrado and NJ Sen. Holly Schepisi (2023)
• Constitution Day Lunch (2023), featuring keynote speaker U.S. Constitution authority, J. R. Carmen
• Hats N Horses (2023), a day at the races meeting up with other Republican Women clubs from around NJ
• Book Club (2023) KellyAnne Conway joined us to discuss her book "Here's the Deal"
• Lincoln Day Snow Ball (2022) Black tie gala with several Gubernatorial Candidates
• Lincoln Day Dinner (2019) with Governor Chris Christie
The original Essex County club held its inaugural luncheon at Newark’s Robert Treat Hotel in 1921. Our history includes predecessor groups and personalities such as the Essex County Colored Women’s Republican Club and Suffragist Lucy Stone. The Essex County NJ Republican Women was re-founded in September, 2017 (after a hiatus of 30 years) with fifteen members from diverse parts of Essex County. These days, we actively network with other conservative or Republican groups, ranging from the Newark Freedom Caucus to the Livingston High School Republicans and of course Republican Women clubs from all around New Jersey.