Wilfredo Caraballo

Wilfredo Caraballo (born January 1, 1947) is an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1996 to 2008. He represented the 29th legislative district. Caraballo also served as the assembly's speaker pro tempore in the 2006–2008 legislative session, he was the parliamentarian from 2002 to 2006 and associate minority leader from 1998 to 2001.

Caraballo then served as president of the Hispanic National Bar Association, from 1993 to 1994.

Elected official Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly.

Caraballo was first elected to the New Jersey General Assembly for the 1996–98 term, as an assemblyman for the 28th Legislative District, containing portions of Essex County, including South Orange, Maplewood and a northwest portion of Newark. He was re-elected in the 28th Legislative District, then was re-elected in the 29th Legislative District after the 2001 redistricting.

Caraballo served in the Assembly on the Regulated Professions and Independent Authorities Committee (as chair) and on the Joint Legislative Committee on Ethical Standards.

In the 2004 presidential election, Caraballo was one of New Jersey's presidential electors, casting the state's 15 Electoral College votes after election day. New Jersey's electors cast their ballots on December 13, 2004, in the State House Annex, in Trenton, where all 15 votes were cast for the Democratic Party candidate John Kerry.

In the June 5, 2007 primary election, Caraballo failed to win nomination to run for the New Jersey General Assembly, 2008–10 term, after an internal battle with the party and political machines.

Later career Caraballo returned to the Seton Hall University School of Law, where he is currently a tenured professor of law.