Angel Fuentes has been president of the Camden City Council since 2001 and has represented the Fourth Ward on the Council since 1994. He is a Patient Relations Representative at Cooper Hospital and has been a radio show host on Mega 1310 AM since 2005. He lives in the Cramer Hill section of the city and ha s a son, Josuel Angel, and a daughter, Mariangelis. He is engaged to Nancy Ruiz, who is a school teacher at Wiggins School and the mother of one daughter, Brittany.

Fuentes worked his way through Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden and holds a B.A. degree in Philosophy from Saint John Vianney College and Seminary, Miami Florida.

He is a certified by the State for his field in Social Work. He is on the Board of Directors for Center for Family Services, Camden County Chapter of the American Red Cross, Cramer Hill Lions Club, Greater Camden Partnership, Cooper's Ferry Development Board, American Cancer Society and others.

He completed state and national leadership development programs, including Rutgers University on Strategic Urban Community Leadership and Leadership Management for Urban Community Executives Institute in 1994; the Leadership New Jersey in 1995; Neighborhood Leadership Institute in 1996; and, Candidate Training and Campaign Management from The United States Hispanic Leadership Institute Chicago, III. 1998.

He serves on the Strategic Planning Committee for the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute. He is a member of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO). Currently he is spearheading two major projects: Camden World Film Festival and Citywide Ecumenical Praise and Songs.

*End Wasteful Government Spending*
Our No. 1 priority will be to protect the taxpayers’ interests – even if that means standing up to our own party leaders. We will work to provide real property tax relief to the middle class and working men and women and their families. We can do that by making government more efficient and cost-effective, cutting the wasteful spending that drives up our taxes. We support an annual cap on state spending and zero-based budgeting, requiring the state to account for every dollar it spends and post all reports online.

*Insist on accountable, responsive government—and stiff penalties for politicians who violate the public’s trus**t*

We will push for real reform to change the way business in done in Trenton. That includes increasing the jail time and fines for corrupt politicians, and stripping them of their positions and public pensions when convicted. We will also eliminate excessive government perks like state cars and free housing.

*Promote new jobs and targeted redevelopment to jump-start South Jersey’s economy*
By providing incentives for manufacturing and high-tech companies to relocate to South Jersey, we will help create good-paying jobs and grow our local economy. We will push investment initiatives to redevelop local neighborhoods and business districts.