Family: Wife: Elba

Born: 11/02/1959 Salinas, Puerto Rico

Home: Brooklyn, New York

Education: MPA, New York University, 1986 BS, Business Administration, Boricua College, 1983

Profession: Administration Manager, Bureau of Management and Budget, Office of Bronx Borough President, 1990-1992 Senior Budget Analyst, Office of Management and Budget, Administration of Criminal Justice, New York City Mayor's Office, 1988-1990 United States Army, 1986-1988

Political: Assemblymember, New York State Assembly, 1994-present Democratic District Leader, 51st Assembly District, 1992-1994 Member, 72nd Precinct Community Council Member, New York City Department of City Planning

Congressional Membership: President, National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators, present Chair, Community Board 7 Public Safety Committee, 1993-present Chair, Assembly Task Force on Food Farm and Nutrition Policy, 2001 Co-Chair, Assembly Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force Member, Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus Diocesan Racism Commission, Brooklyn/Queens Dioceses Vice Chair, Comite de la Virgen de la Providencia Patrona de Puerto Rico Member, New York State-Kings County State Committee Parent Education Task Force, Diocese of Brooklyn

Organization Membership: Vice President, Community Partners, Incorporated, present Executive Committee Board Member, Council of State Governments, present Chair, Labor and Workforce Committee, National Conference of State Legislators, present 2nd Vice Chair, Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus, 2011-present Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Parish Council, 1991-1994 Member, 33rd Street Block Association Eleanor Roosevelt Fellowship Program Advisory Council, Kingsborough Community College Liberty Partnership Program Ex-Officio Board Member, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Former Advisory Board Member, Nuevo Amanecer Former Member, Sunset Park Health Council, Lutheran Medical Center

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