Julio Marenco is an American attorney and Democratic Party politician serving as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 33rd legislative district, having taken office on January 9, 2024.
Raised in Union City, New Jersey, Marenco served on nuclear submarines in the United States Navy from 1990 to 1994.
[1] As a resident of North Bergen and at the suggestion of Nicholas Sacco, he ran for and won a seat as a trustee on the board of education of the North Bergen School District, serving from 2002 to 2015 and ultimately being chosen as board president, In 2015, he ran with Sacco on a majority Latino slate as a commissioner in North Bergen, serving from 2015 to 2023.
[1][3] In the wake of the 2021 apportionment, the reconfiguration of municipalities in the 33rd and 33rd districts and the incumbent Assembly members in those districts choosing to retire or run for other elective office, the Hudson County Democratic Organization chose newcomers Marenco and Gabe Rodriguez to run for the two Assembly seats.
[5][6] Marenco was one of 27 members elected for the first time in 2023 to serve in the General Assembly, more than one-third of the seats.