Vincent Prieto

Prieto served on the Secaucus Planning Board from 1998 to 2001.^[3] He was selected by Hudson County Democratic Party leaders in December 2004 to fill the vacancy of Anthony Impreveduto, who resigned after pleading guilty to using campaign contributions for personal purposes.^[5] In the heavily Democratic-leaning 32nd district, he has not faced significant opposition in any general election since being appointed.

He garnered the support of 41 of 48 colleagues and became the Assembly Speaker in November 2013 replacing Sheila Oliver.^[6] He is the second Cuban-American to lead the Assembly after fellow Hudson County Democrat Albio Sires.^[7][8]

Prieto serves as the Chairman of the Legislative Services Commission. Prieto served in the Assembly as the Deputy Majority Whip from 2006 to 2011. He previously served in the Assembly as chair on the Budget Committee, the Budget Oversight Committee, and the Regulated Professions Committee; he was also a member of the Appropriations Committee, the Transportation Committee, the Public Works Committee, and the Independent Authorities Committee.^[3]

In 2013 the Hudson Reporter ranked him #7 in its list of Hudson County's 50 most influential people,^[9] and #5 in 2015.^[10] He replaced Bayonne mayor Mark Smith as the chairman of the Hudson County Democratic Organization in 2013.^[11]

Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The other representatives from the 32nd District for the 2014-2015 Legislative Session are:

• Senator Nicholas Sacco
• Assemblywoman Angelica M. Jimenez

• Assemblyman Prieto's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature
• New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms - 2016 Archived 2018-02-18 at the Wayback Machine 2015 Archived 2016-06-20 at the Wayback Machine 2014 Archived 2016-06-20 at the Wayback Machine 2013 Archived 2016-06-20 at the Wayback Machine 2012 Archived 2016-06-20 at the Wayback Machine 2011 Archived 2015-09-13 at the Wayback Machine 2010 Archived 2015-09-13 at the Wayback Machine 2009 Archived 2015-09-13 at the Wayback Machine 2008 Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine 2007 Archived 2009-03-27 at the Wayback Machine 2006 Archived 2009-03-27 at the Wayback Machine 2005 Archived 2006-10-15 at the Wayback Machine 2004 Archived 2006-10-15 at the Wayback Machine