{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Sam Raia | office = Chairman of the New Jersey Republican Party | term_start = 2011 | term_end= 2017 | predecessor = Jay Webber | successor = Michael B. Lavery | office1 = Mayor of Saddle River, New Jersey | term_start1 = January 1, 2008 | term_end1 = December 31, 2015 | predecessor1 = Conrad S. Caruso | successor1 = Albert J. Kurpis |birth_name =Samuel S. Raia |party = Republican }} '''Samuel S. Raia''' is a Republican Party politician who is the former of Mayor of Saddle River, New Jersey and past Chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dinges|first=Tomas|title=N.J. Republican Party elects new state chairman|url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/01/nj_republican_party_elects_new_1.html|accessdate=February 9, 2011|newspaper=The Star-Ledger|date=January 11, 2011}}</ref>
Raia has served as mayor of Saddle River from 2009 to 2017 and had served on the town council prior to his election. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Hackensack University Medical Center.<ref>{{cite news|last=Clark|first=Kipp|title=Saddle River Mayor Samuel Raia tabbed to chair New Jersey Republican State Committee|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/113014554_Saddle_River_Mayor_Samuel_Raia_tabbed_to_chair_New_Jersey_Republican_State_Committee.html|accessdate=February 9, 2011|newspaper=Town Journal|date=January 6, 2011}}</ref>
Raia died on March 19, 2026 at the age of 77.<ref>https://newjerseyglobe.com/in-memoriam/sam-raia-ex-new-jersey-gop-state-chairman-dies-at-77/</ref>
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