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Nicolás C. Acevedo (b. 1906) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Aguadilla, Aguadilla
Municipio, Puerto Rico, December
6, 1906.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1964.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Pedro Acevedo and Ramona (Castillo) Acevedo; married, October
15, 1933, to Sofia Ruiz. |
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Raymond L. Acosta (1925-2014) —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.; San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 31,
1925.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; FBI
special agent; U.S.
Attorney for Puerto Rico, 1980-82; U.S.
District Judge for Puerto Rico, 1982-94; took senior status 1994.
Hispanic ancestry.
Died in Chapin, Lexington
County, S.C., December
23, 2014 (age 89 years, 206
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Theophilus J. Alcantara (b. 1902) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Trinidad,
December
21, 1902.
American Labor candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 17th District, 1938.
African
and Venezuelan ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Pedro de Alcantara. |
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Eugenio Alfredo Alvarez (1918-1976) —
also known as Eugenio A. Alvarez —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bayamón, Bayamón
Municipio, Puerto Rico, July 21,
1918.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972;
member of New York
state assembly 75th District, 1973-74.
Catholic.
Hispanic ancestry.
Died, in Beekman Downtown Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1976 (age 57 years, 206
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Innocencio Alvarez and Juana (Rodriguez) Alvarez; married 1943 to Ines
Leon. |
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Carmen E. Arroyo (b. 1943) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in 1943.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1984,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Herman Badillo (1929-2014) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Caguas, Caguas
Municipio, Puerto Rico, August
21, 1929.
Lawyer;
accountant;
borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1966-69; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 29th District, 1967;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1968,
1972,
1976,
1980,
1988;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1969 (Democratic primary), 1973
(Democratic primary), 1977 (Democratic primary), 2001 (Republican
primary); U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1971-77; Democratic
candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1986.
Protestant.
Puerto Rican ancestry. Member, Beta
Gamma Sigma.
First
person of Puerto Rican birth to have a vote in the U.S. Congress.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
3, 2014 (age 85 years, 104
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Cathy Bissoon (b. 1968) —
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1968.
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 2011-.
Female.
Puerto Rican and Asian/Pacific
ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Nicanor Bolet=Peraza (1838-1906) —
of Caracas, Venezuela;
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Caracas, Venezuela,
June
4, 1838.
Writer;
newspaper
publisher; Venezuela Minister to the United States, 1888-91,
1899; Consul-General
for Salvador in New
York, N.Y., 1895-96; Consul-General
for Central America in New
York, N.Y., 1897-98; Consul-General
for Honduras in New
York, N.Y., 1899-1902.
Spanish ancestry.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
25, 1906 (age 67 years, 294
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Vernon Speede Broderick (b. 1963) —
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1963.
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 2013-.
African
and Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Angelina Cabrera —
also known as Angela Cabrera —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1960; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1972.
Female.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 1993.
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Róger Calero (b. 1969) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Nicaragua,
1969.
Socialist. Not U.S. citizen; meat packer;
journalist;
convicted
of sale
of marijuana, 1988; arrested
in 2002, at the Houston airport, while returning from Cuba, and jailed,
while deportation
proceedings were started, but released in 2003; Socialist Workers
candidate for President
of the United States, 2004, 2008; Socialist Workers candidate for
U.S.
Senator from New York, 2006; Socialist Workers candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 2010.
Nicaraguan ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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Peter Miguel Camejo (1939-2008) —
also known as Peter Camejo —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Folsom, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., December
31, 1939.
Socialist Workers candidate for President
of the United States, 1976; Green candidate for Governor of
California, 2002, 2003, 2006; Independent candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2004.
Venezuelan ancestry.
Died, from lymphoma,
in Folsom, Sacramento
County, Calif., September
13, 2008 (age 68 years, 257
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Buenaventura Carbo (b. 1859) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Cuba,
April
17, 1859.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Cienfuegos, 1907-14.
Cuban ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Carlos Carbone Jr. (born c.1892) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Colombia (part now in Panama),
about 1892.
Importer
and exporter; Vice-Consul
for Panama in New
York, N.Y., 1919-22.
Italian
and Panamanian ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Kathleen Cardone (b. 1953) —
Born in Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y., 1953.
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Texas, 2003-.
Female.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Nelson L. Castro (b. 1972) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic, January
25, 1972.
Chief of staff for Assemblyman Adriano
Espaillat; member of New York
state assembly 86th District, 2009-.
Dominican and African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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Sammy Davis Jr. (1925-1990) —
also known as Samuel George Davis —
Born in Harlem, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
8, 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; singer; dancer; actor;
injured in an automobile accident in 1954, and lost his
left eye; honored guest, Democratic National Convention,
1960.
Jewish.
African
and Cuban ancestry.
Received the Spingarn
Medal in 1968.
Died, from complications of throat
cancer, in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 16,
1990 (age 64 years, 159
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Angelo Del Toro (c.1947-1994) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., about 1947.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1975-94 (72nd District 1975-82, 68th District
1983-94); died in office 1994; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1980,
1984,
1988.
Hispanic ancestry.
Died, of a heart
attack during kidney
dialysis, at Beth Israel Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
30, 1994 (age about 47
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Ruben Diaz Sr. (b. 1943) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bayamón, Bayamón
Municipio, Puerto Rico, April
22, 1943.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate 32nd District, 2003-.
Church
of God. Puerto Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Ruben Diaz Jr. (b. 1973) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., April
26, 1973.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly 85th District, 1997-2009; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 2000;
borough
president of Bronx, New York, 2009-; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Adriano Espaillat —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly 72nd District, 1997-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 2000,
2004,
2008;
candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 2005.
Dominican ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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Fernando Ferrer (b. 1950) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., April
30, 1950.
Democrat. Borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1987-2001; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1996,
2000,
2004;
member, Credentials Committee, 2008;
Democratic candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 2001 (primary), 2005.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Robert Garcia (1933-2017) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
9, 1933.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; computer
engineer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1966-67 (83rd District 1966, 77th District 1967);
resigned 1967; member of New York
state senate 30th District, 1967-78; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1978-90 (21st District 1978-83,
18th District 1983-90); resigned 1990; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984,
1988;
indicted
in 1988, along with his wife, on federal bribery
and extortion
charges;
convicted
in October 1989 and sentenced
to three years in prison
(served 104 days); the conviction was reversed on appeal; retried
and again convicted
in 1991; the second conviction was also overturned, and prosecutors
dropped the case.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Died in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, January
25, 2017 (age 84 years, 16
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Teresa Gutierrez (b. 1951) —
of New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.
Born January
6, 1951.
Socialist. Workers World candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2004.
Female.
Hispanic ancestry. Lesbian.
Still living as of 2004.
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Dennis J. Herrera (b. 1962) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Bay Shore, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
6, 1962.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1996,
2004,
2008;
San Francisco City Attorney, 2001-; candidate for mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 2011.
Colombian and Italian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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Wenceslao Y. Loaiza (1874-1921) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Guadalajara, Jalisco.
Born in Hermosillo, Sonora,
1874.
Maritime
shipping business; Consul
for Argentina in San
Francisco, Calif., 1898-1900.
Catholic.
Mexican ancestry.
Died in 1921
(age about
47 years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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Victor Marrero (b. 1941) —
Born in Santurce, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, 1941.
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1999-2010;
took senior status 2010.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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Olga A. Mendez —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Mayagüez, Mayagüez
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972,
1980,
1984,
1988
(speaker);
member of New York
state senate, 1993; defeated (Republican), 2004.
Female.
Puerto Rican ancestry. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 2004.
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Robert Menendez (b. 1954) —
also known as Bob Menendez —
of Union City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1954.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Union City, N.J., 1986-92; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1987-91; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of New
Jersey state senate, 1991-92; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 13th District, 1993-; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 2006-.
Catholic.
Cuban ancestry.
Still living as of 2016.
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Milton Milan (b. 1962) —
also known as Milt Milan —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., 1962.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1996;
mayor
of Camden, N.J., 1997-2000.
Hispanic ancestry.
Arrested
in March 2000 and charged with taking
payoffs and bribes.
Still living as of 2000.
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John Moreno (c.1927-1999) —
of Santa Fe Springs, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born about 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of California
state assembly 51st District, 1963-65; defeated in primary, 1964.
Hispanic ancestry.
Died, of heart
failure, at Mount Sinai Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
19, 1999 (age about 72
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (b. 1989) —
also known as Sandy Ocasio;
"AOC" —
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., October
13, 1989.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 2019-.
Female.
Catholic.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
She is the youngest
woman ever to serve in the U.S. Congress The minor
planet (asteroid) 23238 Ocasio-Cortez (discovered 2000),
is named for
her.
Still living as of 2021.
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Yari Osorio —
of New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.
Born in Cali, Colombia.
Socialist. Emergency
medical technician; anti-war and social justice activist; arrested
in October, 2011, along with hundreds of others, during an Occupy
Wall Street demonstration
on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City; Socialism and Liberation
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2012.
Colombian ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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Image source:
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Felix Padilla —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Puerto Rico.
Communist. Candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 17th District, 1935;
candidate for New York
state senate 19th District, 1936.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Antonia Pantoja (1922-2002) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, September
13, 1922.
Democrat. School
teacher; welder; social
worker; founder, in 1961, of ASPIRA, a non-profit organization
which promotes education and community for Puerto Rican and other
Latino youth; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967;
received the Medal
of Freedom, 1996; inducted into the Hunter College Hall of
Fame.
Female.
Puerto Rican ancestry. Lesbian.
Died, of cancer,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 24,
2002 (age 79 years, 253
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Adam Clayton Powell IV (b. 1962) —
also known as Adam Clayton Powell=Diago —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, 1962.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1994; candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1997; member of New York
state assembly, 2001-.
African
and Puerto Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Henry D. Purroy (1848-1903) —
of Fordham, New York, New York County (now Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
27, 1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; led
the New York City Fire
Department in 1885-93, and brought many innovations; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1892,
1896;
New
York County Clerk, 1893.
Spanish and Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died in Saratoga, Saratoga
County, N.Y., August
22, 1903 (age 54 years, 360
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Roberto Ramirez (b. 1950) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Juana Díaz, Juana
Díaz Municipio, Puerto Rico, April 5,
1950.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1991-2000 (77th District 1991-92, 78th District
1993-2000); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 2004-08.
Hispanic ancestry. Member, Phi
Theta Kappa.
Still living as of 2008.
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Manuel Ramos (b. 1917) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Puerto Rico, November
23, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 79th District, 1967-72.
Puerto Rican ancestry. Member, Urban
League; NAACP.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Jose Ramos=Lopes (b. 1915) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bayamón, Bayamón
Municipio, Puerto Rico, December
2, 1915.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1959-67 (New York County 14th District 1959-65,
75th District 1966, 70th District 1967).
Catholic.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Aida Cartagena. |
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Carlos M. Rios (1914-1980) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ponce, Ponce
Municipio, Puerto Rico, March 5,
1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; president,
Independent Theater Employees Union; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1963-65.
Protestant.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Died, following a stroke,
in the Veterans Administration Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 6,
1980 (age 66 years, 93
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Candida Santos. |
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Oscar Garcia Rivera —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Puerto Rico.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1940;
candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 17th District, 1940.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberto A. Rivera-Soto (b. 1953) —
of Haddonfield, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., November
10, 1953.
Lawyer;
associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 2004-11.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Catherine Mullaney. |
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Benito Romano (b. 1950) —
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., 1950.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1989.
Puerto Rican and Italian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2006.
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Jose Santiago —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Puerto Rico.
Communist. Candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 17th District, 1936.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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José Enrique Serrano (b. 1943) —
also known as José E. Serrano —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Mayagüez, Mayagüez
Municipio, Puerto Rico, October
24, 1943.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1975-90 (75th District 1975-82, 73rd District
1983-90); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1976,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008,
2008;
candidate for borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1985; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1990-2003 (18th District 1990-93,
16th District 1993-2003).
Catholic.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Sonia Sotomayor (b. 1954) —
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., June 25,
1954.
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1992-98; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1998-2009; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 2009-.
Female.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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Anthony Suarez (b. 1953) —
of Florida.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
16, 1953.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 35th District, 1999-.
Catholic.
Hispanic ancestry.
Still living as of 1999.
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Angel Taveras (b. 1970) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
18, 1970.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island 2nd District, 2000; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 2004;
member, Credentials Committee, 2012;
mayor
of Providence, R.I., 2011-15; candidate for Governor of
Rhode Island, 2014.
Dominican ancestry.
Still living as of 2015.
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Vincent Tuero (1881-1953) —
also known as Vicente Sifuentes Tuero —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; North Tonawanda, Niagara
County, N.Y.; Southfield, Oakland
County, Mich.; San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Born in Durango,
January
26, 1881.
Socialist. Naturalized U.S. citizen; streetcar
conductor; financial
secretary and Treasurer,
Street Carmen's Union; candidate for New York
state assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1918; during a
railway strike in 1922, the Niagara Falls High Speed Line train line
was dynamited,
wrecking a train and injuring its passengers; in 1923, Tuero and
others were indicted
in federal court for conspiring to steal, transport, and place the
dynamite; a trial
was held in January 1926, but the charges against Tuero were
dismissed by the judge at the end of the prosecution's case.
Mexican ancestry.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Laurelwood Rest
Home, San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., July 9,
1953 (age 72 years, 164
days).
Interment somewhere
in San Antonio, Tex.
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Relatives: Son
of Mariano Tuero and Dolores (Sifuentes) Tuero. |
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Nydia Margarita Velázquez (b. 1953) —
also known as Nydia M. Velázquez —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Yabucoa, Yabucoa
Municipio, Puerto Rico, March
28, 1953.
Democrat. Special assistant to U.S. Representative Edolphus
Towns, 1983; U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008
(speaker).
Female.
Catholic.
Puerto Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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