Joseph L. Bubba (born February 28, 1938) is an American Republican Party politician who served for five terms in the New Jersey Senate.
[1] He got a degree in marketing from Seton Hall University and was a manager for New Jersey Bell Telephone Company.
He won re-election in 1987, 1991 and 1993 against Democrats Donald Hetchka, Assemblyman Joseph Mecca and ex-State Consumer Affairs Director Patricia Royer, respectively.
Robertson gained the backing of the Republicans in the district and easily defeated Bubba by a count of 66%-34%.
He lost his leadership post after the 1991 election after Donald DiFrancesco defeated Bubba's ally, John H. Dorsey, for Senate President.