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	Albio Sires - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Albio Sires (born January 26, 1951) is a Democrat, who has been a representative to the New Jersey General Assembly since 2000, where he represents the 33rd legislative district.
		Sires served as the Speaker of the Assembly from 2002-2006 and was the first Hispanic to serve as New Jersey's Assembly Speaker.
		Sires has filed to run for the Congressional seat for both the election for a full two-year term and for the special election to complete the final two months of Menendez' term.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Albio_Sires (420 words)

	Sires for Congress - About
		Albio Sires, 55, is serving his fourth term in the state Assembly as a representative from the 33rd Legislative District in Hudson County.
		Sires protected funding for New Jersey's Senior Gold and pharmaceutical assistance programs, fought to make New Jersey a leader in high-tech medical research by legalizing embryonic stem cell research and providing millions in new cancer research funding and passed legislation to help working families pay for their health care costs.
		Sires was born in 1951 in the Cuban community of Bejucal, where he grew up in the waning years of pre-Communist Cuba.
	www.albiosiresforcongress.com /about.php (815 words)

	APP.COM - Speaker's town his pay-to-playground (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Sires, in his role as the Democratic leader of the state's lower house, has personally blocked comprehensive pay-to-play reform from passing the Assembly for more than a year.
		Sires appointed the son of a large contributor, who is also a friend, to a $35,000-a-year job as a commissioner on the State Commission of Investigation.
		Sires says the appointments, which are approved by the town's commission members, are not influenced by campaign contributions.
	www.injersey.com /app/story/0,21625,942114,00.html (2300 words)

	APP.COM - Sires: Corruption predates administration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Mayor Albio Sires, who is also the speaker of the General Assembly, said he blew the whistle on the police department corruption weeks after taking office in 1995.
		Sires has never been implicated by federal authorities in any criminal activity, and unwaveringly maintains that the corruption predates his administration.
		Sires also helped deny Oriente his police pension in 1998 and refused to allow West New York to pay him hundreds of thousands of dollars of unused sick and vacation time when he retired.
	www.injersey.com /app/story/0,21625,942115,00.html (1156 words)

	March 2002 State Legislatures Magazine: The Consensus Candidate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Sires was virtually unknown outside the North Jersey city of West New York, where he has been mayor for the last five years.
		Sires appeared before reporters acknowledging that while he owed a debt of gratitude to McGreevey, he would not be anyone's pushover.
		Doria and Sires exchanged a bear hug in a January ceremony that saw all the members of the Assembly sworn in for a new term.
	www.ncsl.org /programs/pubs/302cand.htm (3230 words)

	Profiting From Public Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Sires' mayoral secretary, Caridad Rodriguez, is the political committee's treasurer.
		Sires said he never enlisted the aid of police or firefighters in his campaigns or fund-raising activities.
		Sires and Richard Turner, the West New York business administrator and mayor of Weehawken, dismiss Rivera's claims as those of a disgruntled former police officer with an ax to grind.
	orig.app.com /leg/story/0,21605,942123,00.html (1501 words)

	Assembly Speaker Albio Sires (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Sires (D-Hudson) said he considers Barry Albin to be an "eminently qualified nominee who will make prudent, well-reasoned, and courageous decisions that help improve the lives of all New Jerseyans."
		But while Sires praised the nomination, he urged Governor McGreevey to "make every possible effort" to appoint a Hispanic to the Supreme Court during his term.
		While saying the time has come for a Hispanic justice, Sires said such a nomination should not be made at the expense of the state's African-American community.
	www.politicsnj.com /sires071002.htm (203 words)

	Capitol Memo
		Sires said state government regulations and permitting problems were delaying about $1 billion worth of development and redevelopment projects in West New York.
		Sires said that after meeting with the State Treasurer, he concluded that next year's budget would be very difficult.
		While Sires said he supported the law, he indicated a willingness to look at how the law is implemented and fix provisions of the law, if need be.
	www.njbia.org /cmsep2002.htm (905 words)

	National Redevelopment - National in Scope - Local in Emphasis
		Assembly Speaker Albio Sires has decided not to run for re-election and is beginning the search for a full-time government job when he steps down from the Legislature, several sources tell the Auditor.
		Sires was elevated by Gov. James E. McGreevey during a bloodless coup two years ago against Joe Doria.
		Sires says Roberts would be a worthy successor.
	www.2national.com /pressreleases/starledger/starledger020804.htm (826 words)

	Assembly Speaker Albio Sires (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		(TRENTON) -- Assembly Speaker Albio Sires today announced that he plans to post separate medical malpractice insurance relief bills at next week's voting sessions so the Legislature provides doctors with a healthy measure of help to address rising liability premiums.
		Sires said the plan is to amend A-50 and remove the Senate's caps on jury awards for pain-and-suffering.
		Sires said a separate bill would be introduced to provide a five-year, $150 million direct premium relief fund for doctors - a solution that would provide financial assistance for doctors without compromising patients' rights or harming victims of egregious medical mistakes.
	www.politicsnj.com /sires061803.htm (332 words)

	Joe Vas - Democrat For New Jersey Congress (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		His opponent in the Democratic primary is former Assembly Speaker Albio Sires, who also is a mayor - of West New York.
		Sires campaign consultant Julie Roginsky confirmed that the campaign was exercising its right to take the measure of Vas' tenure.
		Sires wants to spend his financial resources on conducting negative research instead of discussing the issues such as affordable healthcare, social security, the war in Iraq, and the countless other issues affecting our country.
	www.vasforcongress.com /researchers.html (460 words)

	Vas for Congress: Sires Reprimanded on Six Counts by State Election Law Enforcement Commission (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Trenton...Albio Sires has agreed to a consent order wherein the N.J. Election Law Enforcement Commission reprimanded him on six separate counts for failure to adhere to the requirements of the NJ Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting Act.
		Sires as "Organization Treasurer" for the NJ Democratic State Committee was a respondent in the matter brought by the Nonpartisan Election Law Enforcement Commission.
		Sires agreed to accept the reprimands and "to the form and substance of the Findings of Fact, Conclusion of Law and the penalty as the Final Decision".
	www.vasforcongress.com /2006/03/sires-reprimanded-on-six-counts-by.html (1013 words)

	CQPolitics.com - NJ 13: ‘06 Race Identical to ‘86 Race — In Names Only
		The common thread is candidate Albio Sires, but even his circumstances have changed dramatically.
		This year, Sires is a former state House Speaker, the longtime mayor of West New York — and a Democrat running for that party’s nomination in the June 6 primary.
		But Sires’ campaign is using Vas’ decision to opt out of the special election as a weapon, accusing him of not being fully committed to representing the 13th.
	www.cqpolitics.com /2006/04/nj_13_06_race_identical_to_86.html (828 words)

	Sports & Political Corruption
		The law firm of Netchert, Hillmann and Dineen, Jersey City, which handles the town's workers' compensation cases, contributed $14,500 to Sires' political funds from 2000 through 2003.
		"I've known Albio personally for probably 15 years, since before he was mayor.
		An audit of West New York conducted for the fiscal year 2001 by Lisa and Associates found that the town violated the state's competitive bidding process by giving no-bid contracts that exceeded the legal limit to three vendors.
	members.aol.com /rutg1000/sires.htm (1371 words)

	The New York Observer Politicker: In the Shuffle: Sires (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The New York Observer Politicker: In the Shuffle: Sires
		And though this vancancy won't be filled until the 2006 elections, influential Jersey Dems are already lining up behind Albio Sires, the State Assembly Speaker.
		Albio and his wife, Adrienne, will be the featured guests at Wildes' mayoral re-election fundraiser on Monday.
	thepoliticker.observer.com /2005/12/in-the-shuffle-sires.html (155 words)

	Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		"It is the memory of that awful day that compels us to discuss this deal that would place some of our port operations in the hands of a company owned by the United Arab Emirates," Sires said.
		Sires is sponsoring legislation (AR-138) with Assemblywoman Linda Stender (D-Union) and Assemblyman John Burzichelli (D-Gloucester) that would put the General Assembly on the record in joining the wave of national sentiment against the Bush Administration's decision to outsource some East Coast port operations to Dubai Ports World.
		And that we will do all in our power to prevent such a tragedy from occurring again.
	www.assemblydems.com /press/0206/SPSiresDubaiPorts.htm (719 words)

	LSNJ Press Releases - Judge Pressler and Assembly Speaker Sires Among Those to Receive Equal Justice Awards
		THE WILLIAM J. The Honorable Albio Sires: Speaker Sires, who has also been mayor of West New York since 1995, has been a member of the New Jersey General Assembly — representing the 33 rd District in Hudson County — since 2000.
		In 2002, he became the first Hispanic to serve as Speaker of the Assembly, and the first Cuban-American ever to head a state legislative body in the United States.
		A native of Cuba who emigrated to the United States with his parents in 1962, Sires is a graduate of St. Peter's College and also earned an M.A. in Spanish from Middlebury College.
	www.lsnj.org /PressReleases/awards.htm (1730 words)

	NJ.com: West New York Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Ten days after news broke that Sires, D-West New York, has doled outmillions in no-bid contracts to friends and contributors, the statelawmaker and West New York mayor is apparently in hiding.
		The report detailed how Sires handed out morethan $4.5 million in no-bid contracts to campaign contributors andfriends.The revelation begged the question of Sires' credibility as a frontmanfor ethics reform.
		Last month he teamed up with Assembly Majority LeaderJoseph Roberts, D-Camden, to unveil a 25-point package of ethics reformideas.Election reforms, bans on nepotism, leashes for lobbyists, andpay-to-play ban that includes the elimination of no-bid contracts wasincluded in the package -- but with one exception.
	www.nj.com /forums/westnewyork/index.ssf?artid=456 (237 words)

	Joseph J. Roberts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He has served in the Assembly since 1987.
		Roberts is the Assembly Speaker for the current 2006-2008 session, replacing Albio Sires who stepped down as Speaker at the end of the previous term.
		Roberts served as the Assembly's Majority Leader from 2002-2006, as the Minority Budget Officer from 1996-1998 and as Assistant Minority Leader 1994-1995.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Joseph_J._Roberts (276 words)

	DCA: For Immediate Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – At the Legislative Reception of the Governor James E. McGreevey Conference on Housing and Community Development last night, Department of Community Affairs Commissioner Susan Bass Levin honored State Senator Wayne Bryant and Assembly Speaker Albio Sires for their contributions to building a strong future for New Jersey’s neighborhoods.
		Senator Bryant and Speaker Sires received the 2003 Legislative Award in recognition of their advocacy efforts and success in establishing policies that improve the quality of life for the state’s families and communities.
		A representative from the 33rd Legislative District in Hudson County, Speaker Sires also serves as Mayor of West New York.
	www.state.nj.us /dca/news/2003/pr092303.shtml (389 words)

	No More Delays: Pass NJ Clean Car Legislation Now!
		NJ Sierra Club is launching this FAX Campaign to Tell Assembly Speaker Albio Sires to post this bill for a floor vote.
		In 20 years, the Clean Car or LEV II program would result in significantly cleaner air for New Jersey: 23 percent less toxic air pollution and 19 percent less unhealthy, smog-forming pollution that comes from cars and light trucks.
		Urge Assembly Speaker Sires to move this bill through Committee and to the floor for a vote!
	actionnetwork.org /SierraClubNJ/alert-description.html?alert_id=2002867 (398 words)

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		Governor Jon Corzine has been criticized by state Republicans for being too outspoken in making a swift and easy path for Albio Sires.So when asked to speak louder the usually soft-spoken Governor Corzine was tongue-in-cheek¬ with his reply.
		Assemblyman Albio Sires says despite his friends, he is more qualified for the job than his opponent Perth Amboy Mayor Joseph Vas.
		Assemblyman Sires says he’s already raised half a million dollars for his campaign.
	www.wbgo.org /news/articles.asp?newsid=1288 (363 words)

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		A2055 [Sires, Albio/Fraguela, Rafael J.+2], Multiple dwelling fire walls-estab.
		A1200 [Sires, Albio/Roberts, Joseph J.], Urban aid, lands for recreation;$13.708M
		A1205 [Sires, Albio/Roberts, Joseph J.], Land-recreation and conserv.
	www.njleg.state.nj.us /legislativepub/calendar/050103.htm (2738 words)

	ACLU and NJ Right to Life Join forces to Defeat Bill to Open Adoption Records (Action Alert) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		(2) Please phone, e-mail, call and fax Assembly Speaker Albio Sires and Assemblywoman Mary Previte who is the Chair of the Committee the bill will be heard in.
		Urge the Assembly Speaker and Assemblywoman Previte to NOT move the bill.
		Assemblyman Albio Sires, 303 58th Street, West New York, NJ 07093-2151
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1298957/posts (5965 words)

	Albio Sires 2006 - Money,New Jersey,Congress,2006,Albio Sires
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	www.campaignmoney.com /political/campaigns/albio_sires.asp?cycle=06 (38 words)

	Profile of Speaker Albio Sires, New Jersey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Profiles in Legislative Leadership is a periodic feature by NCSL's Leaders Center.
		Speaker of the Assembly Albio Sires, New Jersey
		What life experience has best prepared you for this job?
	www.ncsl.org /programs/leaders/AlbioSires.htm (470 words)

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