Felix Roque is an American Democratic Party politician who is the current Mayor of West New York, New Jersey

West New York, New Jersey

West New York is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, situated upon the New Jersey Palisades. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 49,708.-Geography:...

. The five-person slate he led defeated a slate headed by Mayor Silverio Vega

Silverio Vega

Silverio "Sal" A. Vega is a Cuban American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2006–2008, where he represented the 33rd legislative district and served on the Law and Public Safety Committee. He also served as the Mayor of West New York. Vega lost a...

in the May 10, 2011 general election and his running mates chose Roque to serve as the town's mayor. He is a doctor who arrived from Cuba in West New York when he was 11 years old. He also serves as an Army colonel.