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Jorge Luis Alonso (b. 1966) —
Born in Sagua la Grande, Cuba,
1966.
U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 2014-.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Eladio Armesto Garcia (1936-2003) —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Miami Lakes, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Bayamo, Cuba,
November
27, 1936.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; newspaper
publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Florida, 1984,
1988;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 117th District, 1993-94; defeated,
1976.
Catholic.
Cuban ancestry.
Died, of respiratory
arrest and cancer,
in Zion, Lake
County, Ill., March
24, 2003 (age 66 years, 117
days).
Interment at Miami
Memorial Park, Miami, Fla.
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María Concepcíon Bechily (b. 1949) —
also known as María C. Bechily —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Matanzas, Cuba,
February
20, 1949.
Democrat. Social
worker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1980;
staff assistant to U.S. Sen. Alan
J. Dixon, 1981-83; host and assistant producer, WSNS television,
Chicago, 1984-85; public
relations business.
Female.
Cuban ancestry.
Still living as of 1985.
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Ruben Castillo (b. 1954) —
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1954.
U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1994-.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Gery Chico (b. 1956) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born August
24, 1956.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996,
2004;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 2004; candidate for mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 2011.
Mexican, Greek,
and Lithuanian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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Relatives: Son
of Jesse Chico and Jacqueline Chico; married to Jeryl Minow and Sunny
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Miguel del Valle (b. 1951) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Vega Baja, Vega Baja
Municipio, Puerto Rico, July 24,
1951.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state senate 2nd District, 1987-2006; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1996,
2008;
Chicago city clerk, 2006-11; candidate for mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 2011.
Catholic.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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Ruben Gallego (b. 1979) —
also known as Ruben Marinelarena —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
20, 1979.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Iraq War;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 2008;
member of Arizona
state house of representatives 16th District, 2011-14; U.S.
Representative from Arizona 7th District, 2015-.
Colombian and Mexican ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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Jesus G. Garcia (b. 1956) —
also known as Chuy Garcia —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Durango, Durango,
April
12, 1956.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state senate 1st District; elected 1992; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1996;
candidate for mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 2015; Democratic Presidential Elector for
Illinois, 2016
(voted for Hillary
Clinton and Tim
Kaine); U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 2019-.
Mexican ancestry.
Still living as of 2024.
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Luis Vicente Gutiérrez (b. 1953) —
also known as Luis V. Gutiérrez —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
10, 1953.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Emilio Rodriguez (1879-1970) —
also known as William E. Rodriguez; Eldritus Emilio
Rodriguez —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Naperville, DuPage
County, Ill., September
15, 1879.
Lawyer;
Socialist candidate for mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1911; delegate to Socialist National Convention
from Illinois, 1912; Progressive candidate for Presidential Elector
for Illinois, 1924.
Spanish and German
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American Civil
Liberties Union; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, in Good Samaritan Hospital,
Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., July 6,
1970 (age 90 years, 294
days).
Cremated.
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Charles A. Serrano (b. 1959) —
also known as Charlie Serrano —
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March
16, 1959.
Democratic candidate for Illinois
state house of representatives, 1974; special advisor on
international affairs for Gov. George
Ryan, 1999.
Catholic;
later Seventh-Day
Adventist. Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2007.
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