Ruben Ramos (politician)

Ruben J. Ramos, Jr. (born December 30, 1973) is an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2008 to 2014, representing the 33rd Legislative District. He now serves as the 4th ward city councilman in Hoboken, a position he held prior to serving in the General Assembly.

Ramos and his running mates won a contentious primary battle in June 2007, defeating a slate supported by the Hudson County Democratic Organization led by then-Assemblyman Silverio Vega.

The youngest elected official in Hoboken history, he represented the Fourth Ward and served as city council president. Ramos, a teacher by profession, is employed by the Paterson Public Schools.

He simultaneously held a seat in the New Jersey General Assembly and on the City Council. This dual position, often called double dipping, is allowed under a grandfather clause in the state law enacted by the New Jersey Legislature and signed into law by Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine in September 2007 that prevents dual-office-holding but allows those who had held both positions as of February 1, 2008, to retain both posts.

Ramos was awarded a B.A. from Fairleigh Dickinson University, with a major in Political Science.