Sam Raia

Sam Raia
Chairman of the New Jersey Republican Party
In office
January 11, 2011 – June 26, 2017
Preceded byJay Webber
Succeeded byMichael B. Lavery
Mayor of Saddle River, New Jersey
In office
January 1, 2008 – December 31, 2015
Preceded byConrad S. Caruso
Succeeded byAlbert J. Kurpis
Personal details
BornSamuel S. Raia
(1948-08-25)August 25, 1948
Garfield, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedMarch 19, 2026(2026-03-19) (aged 77)
PartyRepublican
EducationSeton Hall University (BS)
Fairleigh Dickinson University (MBA)

Samuel S. Raia (August 25, 1948 – March 19, 2026) was a Republican Party politician who was the former of Mayor of Saddle River, New Jersey and past Chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee.

Raia has served as mayor of Saddle River from 2009 to 2017 and had served on the town council prior to his election. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Hackensack University Medical Center. He became chairman of the New Jersey Republican party in January 2011. He announced his resignation as state chair in January 2014. However, later that month, he decided to continue to serve as chair.

Raia earned a B.S. from Seton Hall University and an M.B.A. from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Raia died on March 19, 2026 at the age of 77.

References

  1. ↑ Dinges, Tomas (January 11, 2011). "N.J. Republican Party elects new state chairman". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  2. ↑ Clark, Kipp (January 6, 2011). "Saddle River Mayor Samuel Raia tabbed to chair New Jersey Republican State Committee". Town Journal. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  3. ↑ https://www.trentonian.com/2011/01/11/nj-republican-party-elects-samuel-raia-new-state-chairman/
  4. ↑ https://www.nj.com/news/2011/01/nj_republican_party_elects_new_1.html
  5. ↑ https://whyy.org/articles/njs-gop-state-chairman-announces-his-resignation/
  6. ↑ https://www.governing.com/news/headlines/His-Successor-Stuck-in-Scandal-New-Jerseys-Recently-Resigned-GOP-Chairman-to-Return.html
  7. ↑ https://www.nj.com/politics/2014/01/recently_resigned_nj_republican_chairman_to_return.html
  8. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160411154033/http://www.raiaproperties.com/management.asp
  9. ↑ https://ballotpedia.org/Samuel_Raia
  10. ↑ https://newjerseyglobe.com/in-memoriam/sam-raia-ex-new-jersey-gop-state-chairman-dies-at-77/
  11. ↑ https://www.volkleberfuneralhome.com/obituaries/samuel-raia/#!/Obituary