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Róger Calero (b. 1969) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Nicaragua,
1969.
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.
Nicaraguan ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Robert E. Menendez (b. 1954) —
also known as Robert 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-.
Catholic.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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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.
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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, 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 2009.
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