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Information
Professional
Background: Ryan P. Reyes is a court interpreter and translator. He is registered with the states of New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and the New Jersey Federal Courts.
Education:
Mr. Reyes graduated from Ateneo de Manila High School in the Philippines. He received his B.A. from Excelsior College in 2001. He pursued a Certificate in Interpreting a Spoken Language from Union County College in 2006.
Family
Life: Mr. Reyes is civil unioned to George DeCarlo for the past seven years.
Government
Experience:
This is the candidate's second campaign for State Assembly.
Clubs
and Organizations: Mr. Reyes belongs to the American Translators Association and is a sustainer of the Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation. He also belongs to various religious groups such as DIGNITY and the Order of Saint Aelred. Major
Campaign Issues:
Ballot Access is a Free Speech right for the voters of New Jersey.
Full Equal Rights for Gays and Lesbians with civil marriage separated from the sacrament and the state performing all civil marriages.
Half a billion dollars will be saved in regressive taxes when the burden of public schools is financed by a designated income tax and unifying all districts with an elected state superintendent via Instant Runoff Voting and state school board via proportional representation.
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