Nydia M. Velázquez
Office: U.S. House (NY) - 7 , Democratic
On The Ballot: True, Democratic for U.S. House (NY) - 7
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Birth Date
03/22/1953
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Birth Place
Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
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Home City
Brooklyn, NY,
Family
EDUCATION
MA, Political Science, New York University, 1976
BA, Political Science, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, 1974
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, New York, District 7, 2022, 2024
Representative, United States House of Representatives, New York, District 7, 2013-Present
Representative, United States House of Representatives, New York, District 12, 1993-2013
Council Member, New York City Council, 1984-1986
COMMITTEES
Committee on Financial Services
Committee on Small Business
Natural Resources Committee
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy
Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance
Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
National Director, Puerto Rico Department of Labor, Migration Division Office, 1989-1992
Director, Department of Puerto Rican Community Affairs in the United States, 1986-1989
Professor, Hunter College, The City University of New York, 1981-1983
Special Assistant, Congressman Edolphus Towns, 1983
Professor, University of Puerto Rico, 1976-1981
RELIGIOUS, CIVIC, AND OTHER MEMBERSHIPS