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Carmelo G. Garcia
State Assemblyman
Hoboken, New Jersey
Carmelo Garcia was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly in January
of 2014, representing the 33rd district that includes the municipalities of
Jersey City, Hoboken, Union City and Weehawken. Assemblyman Garcia
serves on the transportation, public works/independent authorities, financial
institutions and insurance, and human services committees. He has earned
several certifications in human resource management from Rutgers University, leadership and
organizational development from Cornell University, and was selected in 2012 by NeighborWorks
of America to attend the Achieving Excellence in Community Development Program at Harvard
University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Assemblyman Garcia was the first minority
representative to be appointed to serve as the director of health and human services for the city
of Hoboken. @CarmeloGarcia

Angela Garretson
Mayor
Hillside, New Jersey
Angela R. Garretson was elected Hillside Township Mayor in New Jersey
in January 2013. Prior to her election as mayor, she was a Hillside City
Council Member for four years, and president of the Hillside School Board
before that. Garretson has worked for the Eagleton Institute of Politics and
for several community organizations and political campaigns. She graduated
from Syracuse University with a bachelor’s degree in business communications and
from Rutgers University with a master’s in public policy and administration. Garretson is currently
working toward a PhD. @argarretson

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