Jose O. Arango (born October 11, 1957) is an American Republican Party politician who represented the 33rd Legislative District in the

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from 1984 to 1986. He has served as the chair of the

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Republican Organization. Arango is employed by

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as the director of economic development.

Early life

Born in

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, where he graduated from Memorial High School.

New Jersey General Assembly

Riding

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's wave of success in the 1985 elections, Republicans Arango of

West New York West New York is a town in the northern part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, situated upon the New Jersey Palisades. As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 52,912, an increase of 3,204 (+6.4%) from ...

and

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of Union City defeated Democratic incumbent Robert Ranieri and newcomer Mario R. Hernandez, and were two of the four Republicans to take office in the Assembly from the usually solidly Democratic

. Running for re-election in 1987, Arango and newcomer Angelo M. Valente of

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were defeated by Democrats Bernard Kenny and

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. Wildstein, David
"Arango Re-Elected In Hudson"
''New Jersey Globe'', June 29, 2021. Accessed January 26, 2024. "Jose Arango was re-elected Hudson County Republican Chairman with 98% of the vote against former Republican State Committeeman Joshua Sotomayor-Einstein on Tuesday, beating the embattled Hoboken Republican by a vote of 119-2.... He lost his bid for re-election to a second term in 1987, losing to Union City Mayor Bob Menendez by 5,808 votes. Arango currently served as the Economic Development director for Jersey City."Candidates for the Offices of State Senate and General Assembly 1987 General Election

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. Accessed January 26, 2024.

References

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