Caridad "Cary" Rodriguez (born September 20, 1947) is an American

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politician, who served in the

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, where she represented the 33rd Legislative District from 2008 until she resigned to take office as a commissioner of

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in May 2011. Rodriguez and her running mates won a strongly fought primary battle in June 2007, defeating a slate supported by the

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Democratic Organization led by then-Assemblyman

Silverio Vega Silverio "Sal" A. Vega (4 September 1956 in Cardenas, Matanzas, Cuba) is a Cuban American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2006 to 2008, where he represented the 33rd legislative district and serv ...

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'', June 6, 2007. Accessed April 11, 2008. "In the 33rd District, Mr. Stack, who is also the mayor of Union City, defeated Mr. Vega, who is also the mayor of West New York. Mr. Stack’s running mates for the Assembly — Ruben J. Ramos Jr. and Caridad Rodriguez — also won easily." Rodriguez served in

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from 2006-07. She served in the Assembly on the Human Services Committee (as Vice-Chair), the Transportation, Public Works and Independent Authorities Committee and the Intergovernmental Relations Commission.Assemblywoman Rodriguez's legislative web page

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. She attended

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and

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(Legal Secretary/Paralegal Studies).

References

External links

Assemblywoman Rodriguez's legislative web page

*''New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms''
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