Alex Blanco was born on 1972 and is an American politician, who served as mayor of Passaic, New Jersey.
13 Facts About Alex Blanco
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Alex Blanco was born in the Dominican Republic in 1972.
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In 1984, when Alex Blanco was 12 years old, he emigrated from La Vega Province to Passaic, New Jersey, with his mother, stepfather, and two siblings.
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Alex Blanco was paid by the Passaic School Board for taking the SAT's.
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Alex Blanco graduated from Kean University and New York College of Podiatric Medicine.
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Alex 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.
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Alex Blanco received around twenty eight percent of the 13,769 votes.
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Alex Blanco was sworn on July 1,2009, when he began serving his four-year term.
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Alex Blanco was described as the "classic American success story" by Gary Schaer, whom Alex Blanco replaced as acting mayor in the 2008 special election.
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In November 2016, Alex Blanco pled guilty to a single federal count of bribery, agreeing to resign immediately.
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Alex Blanco admitted in court to accepting $110,000 in bribes from two unnamed housing developers in exchange for directing more than $200,000 in HUD funds to a failed low-income housing development.
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Alex Blanco faced up to 10 years in federal prison upon sentencing, scheduled for February 2017.
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Alex Blanco was succeeded by Passaic County Freeholder Hector Lora, in an appointment made by the City Council.