Marlene Caride (born August 14, 1963[1]) is an American politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2012 to 2018, where she represented the 36th Legislative District.
[2] Caride was born in Weehawken to Cuban immigrant parents on August 14, 1963.
[3] She earned a bachelor's degree in Education from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a Juris Doctor from the California Western School of Law.
[1] In January 2018, she was nominated by incoming governor Phil Murphy to head the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, a cabinet-level position.
Confirmed on June 27, 2018, Caride is the first Hispanic commissioner to fill the position.