Albio Sires
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 8th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Pascrell |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 13th district |
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In office November 13, 2006 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Menendez |
| Succeeded by | District Eliminated |
| Mayor of West New York, New Jersey | |
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In office May 16, 1995 – November 13, 2006 |
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| Succeeded by | Silverio Vega |
| Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly | |
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In office January 8, 2002 – January 10, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Jack Collins |
| Succeeded by | Joseph J. Roberts |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 33rd district | |
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In office January 11, 2000 – November 13, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Louis Romano |
| Succeeded by | Silverio Vega |
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January 26, 1951 Bejucal, Cuba |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Adrienne Sires |
| Residence | West New York, New Jersey |
| Alma mater | St. Peter's College, Middlebury College |
| Occupation | insurance executive |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Albio Sires (born January 26, 1951) is the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 8th congressional district, serving since 2006. The district, numbered as the 13th district from 2006 to 2013, includes most of northern and eastern Jersey City, as well as most of the Latino neighborhoods of Newark. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He previously represented district 33 in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2000 to 2006.
Albio Sires was born January 26, 1951 in Bejucal, Cuba. He immigrated to the United States with his family at age 11 with the help of relatives in the United States. He eventually settled in West New York, New Jersey; he still lives there today. He attended Public School 4, where he and his brother were two of only three Latinos in the school. Sires learned English from a teacher who used flash cards and phonetics. and subsequently attended Memorial High School, where he was a star basketball player, whose skills on the court helped him obtain a basketball scholarship to Saint Peter's College. He received a B.A. in 1974 in Spanish and Marketing. He received an M.A. in 1985 from Middlebury College in Spanish.
Sires worked at Memorial High School as a teacher and coach. He also became a successful businessman, and is the owner of the A.M. Title Agency Inc.
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