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Alex Blanco (born 1972) is an American politician and mayor of Passaic, New Jersey, United States.〔 〕 He is the first elected and second serving Dominican-American mayor in the United States .〔 〕 ==Biography== Alex Blanco was born in the Dominican Republic in 1972.〔 In 1984, when Alex was 12 years old, he emigrated from La Vega Province to Passaic with his mother, stepfather, and two siblings.〔 Blanco's family struggled financially and received foodstamps for a time during Alex's childhood.〔 He was paid by the Passaic School Board for taking the SAT's.〔 Blanco graduated Kean University and New York College of Podiatric Medicine.〔 Blanco was first elected in November 2008 in a special election to complete the unexpired term of former Mayor Samuel Rivera, who resigned after pleading guilty to attempted extortion.〔 He received around twenty eight percent of the 13,769 votes.〔 In April 2009, Blanco announced he was running for a full-term, and was endorsed by Senator Bob Menendez.〔 〕 Blanco won a full four-year term in the May election, defeating city supervisor Vincent Capuana.〔 He was sworn in July 1, 2009, when he began serving his four-year term.〔 Blanco was described as the "classic American success story" by Gary Schaer, whom Blanco replaced as acting Mayor in the 2008 special election.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alex Blanco」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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