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Jose C. Muñoz
District 7
Freeholder Jose Munoz of West New York was
elected in November 2007 to fill the unexpired term of former
Freeholder Silverio A. Vega who resigned to become Assemblyman and
Mayor of West New York.
In the Spring of 2002 he received a
Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and Political Science from Kean
University and made Dean’s List Honors, followed in 2004 with a
Master of Arts in Public Administration. In December 2007 he
received a Master of Science in Accountancy from St. Peters College
in Jersey City where he made the Dean’s List for three consecutive
semesters. Freeholder Munoz also attended the University of
Northumbria Upon Tyne in the United Kingdom as part of the abroad
program at Kean University where he completed courses in
International Politics, European Laws, and International Relation.
Freeholder Munoz has won awards from Kean
University for his volunteer services to communities, first as a
law enforcement auxiliary in Cranford, NJ and later as a grant
writer for the Gear Up and Adelante programs in Union, New Jersey.
He is a member of the Student Union of Northumbria University, the
association of Public Administrators of New Jersey, the Council for
International Students and the Delta theta Phi legal fraternity.
He was employed full time by the Hudson
County Correctional Department as a Criminal Justice Specialist
since 2005; his major responsibility was to oversee the Hudson
County Parole. Freeholder Munoz took a leave of absence in November
of 2007 to dedicate more time to the elected position he is
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