A supremacy New Jersey lawmaker is proposing law to method a Area of Executive Potency (DOGE) within the Grassland Climate, modeling it then the only Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Ohio entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy are foundation on the federal degree.
“We need it more” than Washington, Senate Minority Pull Joe Pennacchio, R-Boonton, stated.
“We’re mirroring what the federal government and what those two gentlemen are doing.”
Pennacchio, who additionally up to now labored beneath former Republican Gov. Donald DiFrancesco on economic growth, stated NJDOGE would tackle a situation price range that has higher 60% within the age seven fiscal years.
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NJ Climate Senate Minority Pull Joe Pennacchio, R-Morris. (Untouched Jersey Climate Senate reputable photograph)
“A lot of those increases were one-shots, when they borrowed money during the period of COVID. You’re not going to get that back. … They haven’t even spent it all. Those one-shots, they’re all gone.
“I’ve viewable estimates of the cheap dearth nearest age of possibly $4 billion. After age is the governor’s race. We will be able to have a brandnew governor, and irrespective of who is available in — Republican or Democrat — it might be great to have a committee in combination to present them a blueprint of what we will be able to or will have to now not do.”
He said the state does have a “purple tape” commission set up by former Gov. Chris Christie to trim regulations, adding it hasn’t borne results.
“Each greenback we save is $1 much less that [Trenton] has to boost taxes,” Pennacchio said.
Pennacchio’s committee, if approved, would consist of one member from the state Treasury, one from the Chamber of Commerce, the top Republican and Democrat from the Senate and General Assembly and one public member appointed by the governor.
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Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy (Getty)
“[N]ot most effective are we able to begin to chip away at our exacerbated affordability disaster via reducing wasteful spending and making sure potency, we will be able to additionally amusement the monetary burden for our constituents around the Grassland Climate via reducing the onslaught of taxes and charges,” Pennacchio said.
At least one other state senator is planning to endorse the idea but has not yet done so publicly. Fox News Digital also reached out to representatives of the General Assembly for their reaction to the senator’s legislation.
Despite being long viewed as a reliably “blue” state, New Jersey came within about four points of electing Donald Trump instead of Vice President Kamala Harris. Political analysts pointed to the results as evidence of a tidal shift in public opinion toward government spending, among other subjects.
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Trump twice won Morris County and flipped Passaic County in 2024, parts of which Pennacchio represents. The lawmaker said his constituents are on board with his NJDOGE proposal and that they’ve similarly recognized disparities in the funding support they receive from Trenton.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Trump Transition for comment on the plan.
“My district is a district this is getting the expenses. Colleges in my district are optic cuts occasion faculties in alternative districts don’t seem to be optic cuts,” Pennacchio said.
“It’s stuff like this that we will have to have a look at. … If the legislature sees are compatible that they nonetheless need to subsidize this nonsense, upcoming that’s high-quality. They’ll be on report.
“Let’s greet the next new governor with outlines of what they can do, where there are cost savings, where things can be eliminated; that will stimulate the economy, maybe decrease taxes on the people.”
The 2025 grassland for that governor’s race is packed, with a number of supremacy names in each partisan primaries.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Jersey Town Mayor Steven Fulop, former Senate Chief Steve Sweeney and representatives Mikie Sherrill and Josh Gottheimer spherical out the Democratic alternatives.
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Truck driving force and previous situation Sen. Ed Durr, Sen. Jon Bramnick, conservative journalist Invoice Spadea and 2021 gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli are the supremacy names at the Republican aspect.
Climate Sen. Robert Singer, R-Lakewood, additionally joined Pennacchio’s name for a NJDOGE.
“With President Trump’s plan to bring business back to the U.S., New Jersey has the chance to lead the charge. It’s time to restore our state’s manufacturing glory with high-paying jobs,” Singer said.
“Let’s make New Jersey the blueprint for the Make America Work Again movement, starting with a statewide DOGE.”

The Untouched Jersey Capitol in Trenton (iStock)
Not too long ago, massive drones had been noticed throughout Pennacchio’s district, making national information.
Pennacchio slammed the feds for providing Jerseyans few solutions at the airplane, announcing that once terrorists attacked the International Business Heart in 2001, govt officers knew straight away who orchestrated it.
“We even had some face time with the Department of Homeland Security (about the drones). They were useless. … They should be ashamed of themselves. The FBI director, he checked out. [Christopher Wray] already announced that he’s leaving. … So who’s minding the store here?”