Hudson County Clerk Junior Maldonado has been elected president of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, a group of about 7,000 Latino officeholders from across the U.S. He replaces Lubby Navarro, who resigned her seat on the Miami-Dade County Public School Board of Education last year after Florida passed a law that banned elected officials from also being lobbyists. A former Jersey City councilman and U.S. Navy veteran, Maldonado is serving his second term as county clerk. He is the first person of Puerto Rican descent to hold a countywide constitutional office in New Jersey. “I am honored and elated to have been elected to lead NALEO for this approaching term,” stated Maldonado.

Source: National Post August 31, 2023 03:50 UTC