Education
JD, Rutgers School of Law, Newark, 1979
BA, Saint Peter's College, 1976.
Professional Experience
Attorney, 1980-1992.
Political Experience
Senator, United States Senate, 2006-present
Appointed, United States Senate, January 2006
Representative, United States House of Representative, 1992-2006
Senator, New Jersey State Senate, 1990-1992
Mayor, Union City, 1986-1992
Representative, New Jersey House of Representatives, 1988-1990
Union City Board of Education, 1974-1978.
Organizations
Co-Founder/President, Alliance Civic Association
New Jersey Hispanic Elected Officials Organization
Chair, New Jersey Hispanic Leadership Program
New Jersey Mayors Coalition
New Jersey State Employment and Training Commission.
County
Essex (part), Hudson (part), Middlesex (part), Union (part).
Cities and townships: Bayonne, Carteret, East Newark, Elizabeth,
Guttenberg, Harrison Township, Hoboken, Jersey City, Kearny,
Linden, Newark, North Bergen, Port Reading, Perth Amboy,
Sewaren, Union City, Weehawken, West New York, and Woodbridge.
Population (2000), 647,258.
Zipcodes
07002-03, 07008, 07029-30, 07036, 07047, 07064, 07077, 07086-
87, 07093, 07095, 07102-05, 07107, 07114, 07201-02, 07206,
07302-11, 08861-62