Assemblyman Gabriel Rodriguez (D-West New York) has abruptly resigned his $140,000-a-year job as an accounting manager for the West New York Board of Education after the superintendent of schools, Clara Herrera, got on his back for high absenteeism, the New Jersey Globe has learned.
Three sources with direct knowledge of the matter, all speaking on the condition of anonymity, said Rodriguez didn’t like being pressured to show up at work every day in West New York, and that he had ignored personal improvement plans to enhance his attendance and job performance. His resignation appeared to come out of nowhere.
Rodriguez’s $82,000-a-year Assembly seat in the 33rd legislative district isn’t in danger right now, but it could depend on how the immediate future plays out…