Ruben Ramos, Jr.
Ruben J. Ramos, Jr. (b. December 30, 1973) is a former Democratic member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 33 from 2008 to 2014. Ramos served as Deputy Majority Whip while in the Assembly.
Ramos was a councilman-at-large on the City of Hoboken Council from 2001 to 2009.[1]
Ramos and fellow District 33 Assemblyman Sean Connors (D) did not seek re-election in 2013. Their seats were filled by Democrats Carmelo G. Garcia and Raj Mukherji.
Biography
Ramos earned his B.A. in political science from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1995. His professional experience includes working as a teacher at Public School 15 since 1998.[1]
Committee assignments
2010-2012
- Appropriations (Vice-Chair)
- Education
Issues
Sponsored legislation
- A1068 Requires NJT to purchase alternative fuel vehicles.
- A1601 Creates new offenses and penalties regarding animal fighting.
- A3023 Requires State to purchase energy efficient and hybrid vehicles; provides for phase-in of the requirement.
- A4060 Requires telecommunications companies to provide caller location information to law enforcement officials in emergency situations.[2]
Elections
2011
Ramos won re-election in 2011. He and Sean Connors defeated Ravi Bhalla in the Democratic Primary on June 7. They then defeated Fernando Uribe and Christopher Garcia in the November 8 general election.[3]
| New Jersey General Assembly District 33 General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Ruben Ramos, Jr. Incumbent |
42.7% | 17,444 | |
| Democratic | Sean Connors |
41.8% | 17,064 | |
| Republican | Christopher Garcia | 7.9% | 3,214 | |
| Republican | Fernando Uribe | 7.6% | 3,121 | |
| Total Votes | 40,843 | |||
2009
Ramos successfully won re-election in the November 3, 2009, general election. He was bracketed with Caridad Rodriguez and defeated Republican challengers Beth Hamburger and John Barbadillo.[4][5]
| New Jersey Assembly General Election, Thirty-Third Legislative District (2009) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Ruben J. Ramos, Jr. (D)
|
24,734 | |||
| Caridad Rodriguez (D)
|
23,451 | |||
| Beth S. Hamburger (R) | 8,788 | |||
| John Barbadillo (R) | 8,369 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
2011
In 2011, Ramos' endorsements included the following:[6]
Additional reading
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Ruben + Ramos + New + Jersey + General + Assembly"
See also
- New Jersey General Assembly
- General Assembly Committees
- New Jersey State Legislature
- Joint Committees
- New Jersey state legislative districts
External links
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2011, 2009, 2007
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Ruben Ramos, Jr.," accessed December 17, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey State Legislature, "Bills Sponsored by Senators and Representatives," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "General Election Results, November 4, 2009," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2009 New Jersey Assembly General Election Results," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Politicker NJ, "2011 AFL-CIO endorsed candidates," accessed August 5, 2011
