[1] Asaro-Angelo was raised in a union family and is a son of a longtime Atlantic City labor organizer.

He also served on intergovernmental work groups such as the White House Hurricane Sandy Task Force, White House Task Force on Puerto Rico, Regional U.S. Interagency Councils on Homeless and FEMA's Recovery Support Function Leadership Group.

[2] He also has worked for the Laborers International Union of North America (LiUNA), AFSCME, and 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East.

[2] In January 2018, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy nominated Asaro-Angelo for Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development.

[1] In February 2021, Governor Murphy appointed Asaro-Angelo Co-Chair of the New Jersey Council on the Green Economy.