Profiles of Latino politicians
Photo credit: Newsday File Photo / Viorel Florescu | Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion.
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."
Joel Rivera City Council District 15 Central Bronx Previous jobs: Political science undergraduate at Fordham University Quick facts: Introduced a bill to restrict the number of fast food restaurants in the city; introduced a bill to raise the legal smoking age in New York to 21 Quote: "I've been involved ever since I was young," Rivera told amNY. "My father put me to the test."
Miguel Martinez City Council District 10 Washington Heights, Inwood Previous jobs: member of Community Planning Board 12; appointee of the Attorney General's Crime Victim Advisory Board; Director of the Victim Services Childcare Domestic Violence Network Quick fact: Martinez worked six years as a bilingual teacher in school district 6 Quote: "We're very vulnerable," said Martinez on attracting business to Washington Heights. "A shopping center, that's huge for our community."
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