Vincent Prieto
[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.[10] He replaced Bayonne mayor Mark Smith as the chairman of the Hudson County Democratic Organization in 2013.