Jack Ciattarelli

Giacchino Michael "Jack" Ciattarelli ( CHIT-ə-REL-ee; born December 12, 1961) is an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented the 16th legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2011 to 2018. He was also the Republican nominee for governor of New Jersey in 2021 and 2025, narrowly losing the 2021 election to incumbent Phil Murphy and the 2025 election by a wide margin to U . representative Mikie Sherrill, despite polls showing a tight race. He also ran in 2017, but lost the primary to Kim Guadagno, who lost the general election to Murphy.