Herman Badillo

Herman Badillo
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from New York
In office
January 3, 1971 – December 31, 1977
Preceded byJacob H. Gilbert
Succeeded byRobert Garcia
Constituency22nd district (1971–1973)
21st district (1973–1977)
8th Borough President of The Bronx
In office
December 28, 1965 – December 31, 1969
Preceded byJoseph F. Periconi
Succeeded byRobert Abrams
Personal details
Born(1929-08-21)August 21, 1929
DiedDecember 3, 2014(2014-12-03) (aged 85)
PartyDemocratic (until late 1990s) Republican (From Late 1990s)
Spouses
  • Norma Lit
    (m. 1949; div. 1960)
  • Irma Deutsch
    (m. 1961; died 1996)
  • Gail Roberts
    (m. 1996)
Children1
Alma materCity College of New York (BBA)
Brooklyn Law School (LLB)
OccupationLawyer
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Herman Badillo (/bɑːˈdj/ bah-DEE-yoh, Spanish: [baˈðiʝo]; August 21, 1929 – December 3, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician who served as borough president of The Bronx and United States Representative, and ran for Mayor of New York City. He was the first Puerto Rican elected to these posts, and the first Puerto Rican mayoral candidate in a major city in the continental United States.