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

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who served in the

New Jersey General Assembly The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. Since the election of 1967 (1968 session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts f ...

from 2008 to 2014, representing the 33rd Legislative District. He now serves as the 4th ward city councilman in

Hoboken Hoboken ( ; ) is a city in Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Hoboken is part of the New York metropolitan area and is the site of Hoboken Terminal, a major transportation hub. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's popula ...

, 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

Hudson County Hudson County is a List of counties in New Jersey, county in the U.S. state of New Jersey, its smallest and most densely populated. Lying in the northeast of the state and on the west bank of the North River (Hudson River), Hudson River, the No ...

Democratic Organization led by then-Assemblyman Silverio Vega. 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

Paterson Public Schools The Paterson Public Schools (PPS) is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Paterson, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The district is one of 31 former Abbott distric ...

.Assemblyman Ramos' Legislative Webpage

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. 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 double dipping, is allowed under a grandfather clause in the state law enacted by the

and signed into law by

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Jon Corzine Jon Stevens Corzine ( ; born January 1, 1947) is an American financial executive and retired politician who served as a United States Senator from New Jersey from 2001 to 2006, and the 54th governor of New Jersey from 2006 to 2010. Corzine ran f ...

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

B.A. A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree ...

from

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, with a major in Political Science.

District 33

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and two members in the

. The other representatives from the 33rd District for the 2012-2013 Legislative Session are: *Senator

Brian P. Stack Brian P. Stack (born May 16, 1966) is an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who represents the New Jersey's 33rd legislative district, 33rd Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate, where he serves as ch ...

, 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 fo ...

, 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

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