# Sam Raia

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{{Short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sam Raia 
| office =  [Chairman of the New Jersey Republican Party](/source/New_Jersey_Republican_State_Committee_Chairmen)
| term_start = 2011
| term_end= 2017
| predecessor = [Jay Webber](/source/Jay_Webber)
| successor = [Michael B. Lavery](/source/Michael_B._Lavery)
| office1 =  Mayor of [Saddle River, New Jersey](/source/Saddle_River%2C_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](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
}}
'''Samuel S. Raia''' is a [Republican Party](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) politician who is the former of [Mayor](/source/Mayor) of [Saddle River, New Jersey](/source/Saddle_River%2C_New_Jersey) and past [Chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee](/source/New_Jersey_Republican_State_Committee_Chairmen).<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](/source/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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