Albio Sires

Albio Sires
Sires during the 116th Congress
Mayor of West New York
Assumed office
May 16, 2023
Preceded byGabe Rodriguez
In office
May 16, 1995 – November 13, 2006
Preceded byAnthony M. DeFino
Succeeded bySilverio Vega
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey
In office
November 13, 2006 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byBob Menendez
Succeeded byRob Menendez
Constituency13th district (2006–2013)
8th district (2013–2023)
167th Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly
In office
January 8, 2002 – January 10, 2006
Preceded byJack Collins
Succeeded byJoseph J. Roberts
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 33rd district
In office
January 11, 2000 – November 13, 2006
Preceded byLouis Romano
Succeeded bySilverio Vega
Personal details
Born (1951-01-26) January 26, 1951 (age 73)
Bejucal, Cuba
Political partyDemocratic (before 1985, 1998–present)
Other political
affiliations
Republican (1985–1994)
Independent (1994–1998)
Spouse
Adrienne Kole
(m. 1986)
Children1
EducationSaint Peter's University (BA)
Middlebury College (MA)

Albio B. Sires (/ˈælbi ˈsɪrɪs/ AL-bee-oh SIRR-iss;[1] born January 26, 1951) is a Cuban-born American businessman and politician serving as the mayor of West New York, New Jersey, since 2023 and previously from 1995 to 2006. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Sires represented district 33 in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2000 to 2006, serving as Speaker of the New Jersey House from 2002 to 2006.[2] He then served as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 8th congressional district from 2006 to 2023. The district, numbered as the 13th district from 2006 to 2013, included most of northern and eastern Jersey City, as well as most of Newark's Latino neighborhoods. He did not seek reelection in 2022.[3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ As pronounced in "Fighting for Us".
  2. ^ Albio Sires biography, United States Congress. Accessed June 18, 2007.
  3. ^ Wildstein, David (December 19, 2021). "Sires Won't Seek Re-Election To Congress; U.S. Senator's Son Emerges As Likely Successor". New Jersey Globe.
  4. ^ Wildstein, David (January 9, 2023). "Six days after leaving Conrgess, Sires enters race for West New York mayor". New Jersey Globe.
  5. ^ Heinis, John (January 9, 2023). "Sires formally launches West New York mayoral run, nearly guaranteeing 3-way dance".
  6. ^ Madison Fernandez (January 21, 2023). "When politicians climb down the ladder". Politico.

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