Jose Arango

Jose Arango
Jose Arango
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly; from the 33rd district
	In office; January 10, 1984 – January 14, 1986 Serving with Ronald Dario
Preceded by	Nicholas LaRocca; Robert Ranieri
Succeeded by	Bernard Kenny; Bob Menendez
Personal details
Born	October 11, 1957 (age 66); Havana, Cuba
Political party	Republican
Residence	West New York, New Jersey

Jose O. Arango (born October 11, 1957) is an American Republican Party politician who represented the 33rd Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1984 to 1986. He has served as the chair of the Hudson County Republican Organization.

Arango is employed by Jersey City as the director of economic development.^[1]^[2]

Early life

Born in Havana, Cuba, Arango grew up in Spain and emigrated to the United States and settled in West New York, New Jersey, where he graduated from Memorial High School.^[3]

New Jersey General Assembly

Riding Governor of New Jersey Thomas Kean's wave of success in the 1985 elections, Republicans Arango of West New York and Ronald Dario of Union City defeated Democratic incumbent Robert Ranieri and newcomer Mario R. Hernandez, and were two of the four Republicans to take office in the Assembly from the usually solidly Democratic Hudson County.^[4]^[5] Running for re-election in 1987, Arango and newcomer Angelo M. Valente of Hoboken were defeated by Democrats Bernard Kenny and Bob Menendez.^[1]^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b Wildstein, David. "Arango Re-Elected In Hudson", New Jersey Globe, June 29, 2021. Accessed January 26, 2024. "Jose Arango was re-elected Hudson County Republican Chairman with 98% of the vote against former Republican State Committeeman Joshua Sotomayor-Einstein on Tuesday, beating the embattled Hoboken Republican by a vote of 119-2.... He lost his bid for re-election to a second term in 1987, losing to Union City Mayor Bob Menendez by 5,808 votes. Arango currently served as the Economic Development director for Jersey City."
^ Economic Development, Jersey City, New Jersey. Accessed January 26, 2024. "Jose Arango, Director Division of Economic Development"
^ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, Volume 202, Part 2, E. J. Mullin, 1987. Accessed January 26, 2024. "Jose O. Arango, Rep., West New York - Mr. Arango is one of the few immigrants who have ever won seats in the New Jersey Legislature. He was born in Havana, Cuba, on Oct. 11, 1957. He attended grade school in Oviedo, Spain, and is a graduate of Memorial High School, West New York."
^ Narvaez, Alfonso A. "Election Day: For G.O.P., Success In Jersey, A Close Race On Staten Island; Republicans In Jersey Win Control Of State Assembly", The New York Times, November 6, 1985. Accessed June 4, 2010.
^ Candidates for the Office of General Assembly 1985 General Election, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed January 26, 2024.
^ Candidates for the Offices of State Senate and General Assembly 1987 General Election, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed January 26, 2024.