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Spanish or Hispanic ancestry Politicians in New Jersey

Raymond L. Acosta (1925-2014) — of Hackensack, Bergen County, N.J.; San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., May 31, 1925. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; FBI special agent; U.S. Attorney for Puerto Rico, 1980-82; U.S. District Judge for Puerto Rico, 1982-94; took senior status 1994. Hispanic ancestry. Died in Chapin, Lexington County, S.C., December 23, 2014 (age 89 years, 206 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Ramon Acosta and Carmen Acosta; married, November 2, 1957, to Marie Hatcher.   See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article   Róger Calero (b. 1969) — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in Nicaragua, 1969. Socialist. Not U.S. citizen; meat packer; journalist; convicted of sale of marijuana, 1988; arrested in 2002, at the Houston airport, while returning from Cuba, and jailed, while deportation proceedings were started, but released in 2003; Socialist Workers candidate for President of the United States, 2004, 2008; Socialist Workers candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 2006; Socialist Workers candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 15th District, 2010. Nicaraguan ancestry. Still living as of 2010.   See also Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Wilfredo Caraballo (b. 1947) — of South Orange, Essex County, N.J. Born in Yabucoa, Yabucoa Municipio, Puerto Rico, January 1, 1947. Democrat. Lawyer; law professor; member of New Jersey state house of assembly 29th District, 1996-2007; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1996, 2000; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey. Puerto Rican ancestry. Still living as of 2016.   See also Wikipedia article   Aristo Carranza — of Union County, N.J. Born in Lima, Peru. Republican. Dentist; candidate for New Jersey state house of assembly 20th District, 2003. Peruvian ancestry. Member, American Dental Association. Still living as of 2003.   See also OurCampaigns candidate detail   Hector L. Castillo — of Paterson, Passaic County, N.J. Education Not Corruption candidate for Governor of New Jersey, 2005. Hispanic ancestry. Still living as of 2005.   See also OurCampaigns candidate detail   Faustino J. Fernandez-Vina (b. 1952) — Born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, February 15, 1952. Lawyer; superior court judge in New Jersey, 2004-13; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 2013-. Cuban ancestry. Still living as of 2016.   See also Wikipedia article   Robert Menendez (b. 1954) — also known as Bob Menendez — of Union City, Hudson County, N.J. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 1, 1954. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Union City, N.J., 1986-92; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1987-91; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; member of New Jersey state senate, 1991-92; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 13th District, 1993-; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 2006-. Catholic. Cuban ancestry. Still living as of 2016.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   Milton Milan (b. 1962) — also known as Milt Milan — of Camden, Camden County, N.J. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., 1962. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1996; mayor of Camden, N.J., 1997-2000. Hispanic ancestry. Arrested in March 2000 and charged with taking payoffs and bribes. Still living as of 2000.   Roberto A. Rivera-Soto (b. 1953) — of Haddonfield, Camden County, N.J. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., November 10, 1953. Lawyer; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 2004-11. Puerto Rican ancestry. Still living as of 2011.   Relatives: Married to Mary Catherine Mullaney.   Esther Salas (b. 1968) — Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., December 29, 1968. Lawyer; assistant public defender; U.S. District Judge for New Jersey, 2011-. Female. Cuban and Mexican ancestry. Still living as of 2017.   See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges   Albio Sires (b. 1951) — of West New York, Hudson County, N.J. Born in Bejucal, Cuba, January 26, 1951. Mayor of West New York, N.J., 1995-2006; member of New Jersey state house of assembly 33rd District, 2000-06; Speaker of the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 2002-06; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 2004, 2008; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 13th District, 2006-; defeated (Republican), 1986. Cuban ancestry. Still living as of 2014.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier   Darren Michael Soto (b. 1978) — of Orlando, Orange County, Fla. Born in Ringwood, Passaic County, N.J., February 25, 1978. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida state house of representatives, 2007-12; member of Florida state senate, 2012-16; U.S. Representative from Florida 9th District, 2017-. Puerto Rican and Italian ancestry. Still living as of 2018.   See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article

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