David Mercado Valderrama

David Valderrama
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the 26th district
In office
January 9, 1991 – January 8, 2003
Serving with Rosa Lee Blumenthal, Christine M. Jones, C. Anthony Muse, Obie Patterson, and Kerry Hill
Preceded byGloria G. Lawlah
Succeeded byVeronica L. Turner
ConstituencyPrince George's County, Maryland
Personal details
BornDavid Mercado Valderrama
(1933-02-01) February 1, 1933
Manila, Philippines
PartyDemocratic
ChildrenKris Valderrama

David Mercado Valderrama (born February 1, 1933) is a Filipino-American politician from Maryland. He served as a Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1991 to 2003 and was the first Filipino-American elected to a state legislature on the mainland United States, as well as the first Asian American and first Filipino American elected to the Maryland General Assembly.

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