Ruben J. Ramos, Jr. (born December 30, 1973) is an American

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who served in the

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from 2008 to 2014, representing the 33rd Legislative District. He now serves as a city councilman in

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, a position he held prior to serving in the General Assembly. Ramos and his running mates won a contentious 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 ser ...

. The youngest elected official in Hoboken history, he represented the Fourth Ward and served as city council president. Ramos, a teacher by profession, is employed by the

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.Assemblyman Ramos' Legislative Webpage
New Jersey Legislature. Accessed February 6, 2008. He simultaneously held a seat in the New Jersey General Assembly and on the City Council. This dual position, often called

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, is allowed under a grandfather clause in the state law enacted by the New Jersey Legislature and signed into law by

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in September 2007 that prevents dual-office-holding but allows those who had held both positions as of February 1, 2008, to retain both posts. Ramos was awarded a

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from

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, with a major in Political Science.

District 33

Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the

. The other representatives from the 33rd District for the 2012-2013 Legislative Session are: *Senator Brian P. Stack, and *Assemblyman Sean Connors

Run for Mayor of Hoboken

On February 22, 2013, Ramos announced that he is running for the position of Mayor of Hoboken in the November 2013 elections against incumbent

Dawn Zimmer Dawn Zimmer (born April 16, 1968) is an American politician who served as the 38th mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey. As president of the Hoboken City Council, she became acting mayor after incumbent Peter Cammarano's resignation on July 31, 2009 fol ...

, together with a slate of candidates for City Council. Ramos said that he would not run for re-election to the Assembly in 2014.Hack, Charles
"Hoboken Assemblyman Ruben Ramos says he is running for mayor"
''

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'', February 21, 2013. Accessed February 22, 2012. "Assemblyman Ruben J. Ramos, Jr. announced today he is running to unseat incumbent Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer in this November's elections.... Assemblyman Ruben J. Ramos, Jr. announced today he is running to unseat incumbent Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer in this November's elections."

References

External links

Assemblyman Ramos' Legislative Webpage
New Jersey Legislature
Hoboken Assemblyman Ruben Ramos says he is running for mayor
*''New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms''
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