Brian P. Stack
| Brian P. Stack | |
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Stack during a parade in Union City
September 11, 2011. |
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| Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 33rd Legislative District | |
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Assumed office January 8, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Bernard Kenny |
| Mayor of Union City, New Jersey | |
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Assumed office October 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Rudy Garcia |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 33rd Legislative District |
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In office January 13, 2004 – January 8, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Rafael Fraguela |
| Succeeded by |
Ruben J. Ramos Caridad Rodriguez |
| Personal details | |
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May 16, 1966 Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Katia (?–2011 div.) |
| Residence | Union City, New Jersey |
| Alma mater |
Emerson High School New Jersey City University |
| Occupation | Mayor, Union City, New Jersey; State Senator |
| Website | Legislative web page |
Brian P. Stack (born May 16, 1966) is an American Democratic Party politician who serves in the New Jersey Senate, where he represents the 33rd Legislative District and has also served as the Mayor of Union City, New Jersey since 2000. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served in the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature, the General Assembly from 2004 to 2008.
He is considered by PolitickerNJ to be one of the most powerful elected officials in Hudson County, New Jersey. In 2012 The Hudson Reporter named him #2 in its list of Hudson County's 50 most influential people, behind North Bergen mayor Nicholas Sacco. In 2013, he and Sacco were tied at #3, and in 2015 he was ranked #7.
Stack was born May 16, 1966, in Jersey City, New Jersey to Edward J. Stack, a PATH train conductor, and Margaret Stack, a building superintendent. He has a brother, Edward V. Stack. At a young age the Stack family moved to Union City, living in an apartment building at 518 9th Street, on the city's east side. They subsequently moved to 713 Palisade Avenue, where for over twenty years Margaret worked as the superintendent of that building and the other adjoining buildings. They later moved to 1104 Palisade Avenue, which remained their residence until Edward and Margaret's deaths in 2003 and 2015, respectively.
Stack says he became involved in politics through his parents, who took him to political rallies in Union City. The Stacks were active in their community, as their apartment was a hospitable place that was likened to "a stop for tenants and neighborhood people seeking assistance or advice." It was with his parents that Stack first began to participate in the practice of providing turkeys and holiday gifts to the needy, a practice that Stack would later institute as Mayor As Stack explained to a reporter when he was 19, "I remember when I was about 6 or 7 years old being at the Doric Temple polling place on election day just sitting and listening to the local politicians. I would probably say I dedicated my high school years to politics when I guess I should have been more into school activities. My classmates would call me 'mayor'. But I always believed it's vitally important for young people to get involved. We are the future."
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