Upcoming Elections
Massachusetts Senate
Rep. Albio Sires
(D-N.J.) 13th District,
Northeast -- parts of Jersey City and Newark
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Residence:West New York
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Born:January 26, 1951; Bejucal, Cuba
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Religion:Roman Catholic
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Family:Wife, Adrienne Sires; one stepchild
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Education:Saint Peter's College, B.A. 1974 (Spanish & marketing) ; Middlebury College, M.A. 1985 (Spanish)
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Military service:None
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Career:Property title insurance firm owner; state community affairs agency aide; teacher
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Political Highlights:Candidate for West New York Town Commission, 1983; Republican nominee for U.S. House, 1986; Republican nominee for Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders, 1987; candidate for West New York Town Commission, 1991; candidate for West New York Town Commission (recall election), 1993; West New York Town Commission, 1995-2006 (mayor, 1995-2006); N.J. Assembly, 2000-2006 (Speaker, 2002-06); U.S. House, 2006-present
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Elected:2006 (2nd full term)
District Information
Election History
| Year |
Election |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percent |
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| 2008 |
general |
Albio Sires (D) |
120,382 |
75.4% |
| Joseph Turula (R) |
34,735 |
21.7% |
| Julio Fernandez (X) |
3,661 |
2.3% |
| Louis Vernotico (ELIM) |
975 |
0.6% |
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| 2006 |
general |
Albio Sires (D) |
77,238 |
77.5% |
| John Guarini (R) |
19,284 |
19.4% |
| Brian Williams (SW) |
1,049 |
1% |
| Herbert Shaw (PAC) |
998 |
1% |
| Dick Hester (PLC) |
586 |
0.6% |
| Esmat Zaklama (AMP) |
475 |
0.5% |
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| 2006 |
special |
Albio Sires (D) |
75,403 |
96.7% |
| Dick Hester (PLC) |
2,592 |
3.3% |
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| 2004 |
general |
Robert Menendez (D) |
121,018 |
75.8% |
| Richard Piatkowski (R) |
35,288 |
22.1% |
| Dick Hester (PLC) |
1,282 |
0.8% |
| Herbert Shaw (PAC) |
1,066 |
0.7% |
| Angela Lariscy (S) |
887 |
0.6% |
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| 2002 |
general |
Robert Menendez (D) |
72,605 |
78.3% |
| James Geron (R) |
16,852 |
18.2% |
| Pat Faulkner (GREEN) |
1,195 |
1.3% |
| Esmat Zaklama (I) |
774 |
0.8% |
| Richard Hester (PLC) |
732 |
0.8% |
| Herbert Shaw (PAC) |
573 |
0.6% |
Vote For President
| Year |
Democrat |
Republican |
Independent |
| 2008 |
Barack Obama: 75% |
John McCain: 24% |
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| 2004 |
John Kerry: 68% |
George W. Bush: 31% |
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| 2000 |
Al Gore: 74% |
George W. Bush: 26% |
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- Demographics (2000 census)
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Population:647,258
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Under 18:23%
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Over 65:11%
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Married:43.8%
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Non-Hispanic White:32%
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Black:11%
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Hispanic:48%
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Asian:6%
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Foreign Born:39.6%
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Language other than English:61.8%
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Median Household Income:37,129
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Owner Occupied Housing:29%
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Income above $200k:1.9
- Workforce/Education (2000 census)
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White Collar:55.7%
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Blue Collar:28.5%
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Services:15.9%
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Bachelor's Degree:21%
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Graduate Education:7.4%
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Civilian Veterans:27,011
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