Jersey City Councilwoman Viola Richardson and New Jersey City University administrator Rolando Lavarro were officially sworn in as the City Council’s newest at-large members this afternoon, in a ceremony that the duo said “humbled” them.
Lavarro, 41, becomes the first Asian-American and Filipino to be elected to the council.
Before today’s swearing-in, the city raised the Filipino flag in front of City Hall to commemorate the historic event.
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