Count Wiley

Count Wiley is an American chiropractor and politician, known for his work as the former Commissioner of Public Works of West New York, New Jersey, and as a challenger to West New York Mayor Felix Roque, whom Wiley had previously helped unseat previous Mayor Sal Vega in the May 2011 elections. In 2013 Wiley was ranked #30 on The Hudson Reporter ' s list of the 50 most influential people in Hudson County.
Early life
Count Wiley was born in North Bergen, New Jersey, the son of James Wiley. He attended Franklin Elementary School and North Bergen High School, where he played full back in football field and participated in the shot put on the track and field team.
Roque ran against Vega in the 2011 election, and on May 10, 2011, Roque and his team, which included Wiley, defeated Vega and his team of Commissioners. Roque's victory surprised many in the community, with Vega spokesman and political consultant Paul Swibinski attributing the election results to the raising of taxes in February 2009, while other sources attributing Roque's victory to the fact that the Hudson County Democratic Organization did not assist Vega opposing Roque. Wiley was appointed Commissioner of Public Works. In a late June 2010 reorganization meeting, Roque and the majority of the five-member board voted to reassign each commissioner to a new department, including Wiley, who was removed from the Department of Public Works, and had to be restrained by police officers. The Hudson Reporter characterized Wiley as "the latest victim in what many see as Roque’s desperate attempt to root out political enemies",
In January 2013, Wiley was ranked #30 on The Hudson Reporters second annual list of the 50 most influential people in Hudson County, his first time appearing on the list.
Wiley and his allies presented their recall petitions with over 6,500 signatures to Town Hall on September 18, 2013, but over 40 percent of them were invalidated because they did not come from registered voters. Based on the previous election, in which 21,030 voters cast votes, Wiley needed to collection 25 percent, or 5,257 signatures.
On December 17, 2014, Wiley unveiled a ticket called West New York United to oppose Roque's in the May 2015 election. The ticket includes Carlos Betancourt, Myrli Sanchez, Hector Hernandez, and Thomas Leung. Wiley lost to Roque in the May 12, 2015 election, with Roque getting 2,871 votes, and Wiley receiving 2,144 votes.
Personal life
Wiley and his wife, Beatriz, live in West New York. They have four daughters and a son: Katherine, Genesis, Nicole, Italia and James.<ref name=OfficialWNY/>

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