Joe Renna was born and Raised in the Peterstown Section of Elizabeth, NJ. He now lives in Cranford with his wife of fourteen years, Tina and daughters Angela, age 12 and Mia, age 10. Renna is employed by the County of Union as a public relations official for Runnells Specialized Hospital. Prior to joining the county in 2001, Renna owned and operated a graphic design and printing business for 15 years. He specialized in marketing for government and non-profit agencies.
Joe Renna graduated with a BA in commercial art from New Jersey City University in 1982. He is currently enrolled in the masters program in public administration at Kean University. Renna is a certified Public Administrator and a member of the American Society of Public Administrators.
Mr. Renna was very active in the Rahway Chamber of Commerce for 8 years serving as its president for 2 of them. He was also involved with the task force that formed the Rahway Special Improvement District and then served on its board.
His community involvement has been focused on youth as a youth minister at St. Anthony's Church in Elizabeth and a mentor on projects at Roselle Catholic High School.
As a Freeholder of Union County, Joe Renna would bring his vast managerial experience, his expertise in business and his commitment to community development with him in order to help make county government more efficient and more effective.
Mr. Renna is an independent thinker and committed to doing what is best for the people. He has pointed out areas that can be improved and as a publisher, is running on a platform that would get the public more informed and in turn more involved. He is committed to cutting the tremendous amount of waste and passing the savings on to the taxpayer in the form of lower taxes and better service.