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Profiles of Latino politicians

Melissa Mark Viverito City Council District 8 East Harlem, South Bronx Previous jobs: Health care union organizer for 1199 SEUI New York; Director of the Hispanic Education and Legal Fund Quick fact: First Latina elected to represent East Harlem Quote: "I was one of those believers that the process is rigged," said Viverito to amNY on how she got into politics. "I'm an activist, I'm an organizer."...

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