Joey Torres
Joey Torres | |
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Mayor Torres in NJ DMV photo | |
| Mayor of Paterson | |
| In office July 1, 2014 – September 25, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Jeffery Jones |
| Succeeded by | Ruby Cotton (acting) |
| In office July 1, 2002 – July 1, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Martin G. Barnes |
| Succeeded by | Jeffery Jones |
| Council member Paterson City Council | |
| In office July 1, 1990 – July 1, 2000 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1958 or 1959 (age 66–67) Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University |
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Jose "Joey" Torres (born 1958) is an American politician who served as mayor of Paterson, New Jersey, the third-largest city in New Jersey. Torres served two terms as mayor between 2002 and 2010 and had previously served five terms as a city council member. He was again elected May 13 and was sworn in July 1, 2014. He pled guilty to corruption charges on September 22, 2017, and was forced to step down from his mayoral position. Torres was succeeded by Ruby Cotton, the president of the city council, and was replaced by retired city clerk Jane Williams-Warren on October 10, 2017.