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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Francisco Diaz |
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East Harlem, New York , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
March 13, 1959
(65 years)
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| Contributor | nystate63 |
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| Info | Francisco Diaz was born on March 13, 1959 and attended school in East Harlem. He majored in Economics and minored in Business at LaGuardia Community College, where he received his B.A. But even before finishing college, Francisco Diaz had already "done time" in his community. Volunteering in his Church's (St. Edward the Martyr) youth group, and being one of the directors of the board of another youth program (Youth Action Program - Y.A.P.)
He was appointed to then Community Planning Board # 11 in the late 80's and went on to become its Vice Chairman in 1989. In December of 1990 Francisco resigned from the board to become its District Manager, a post he held until January 1995, just two months before his election to the Assembly.
Diaz was elected Assemblyman of the 68th Assembly District during a special election held on March 14, 1995, to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Assemblyman Angelo Del Toro. Mr. Diaz won by beating William Del Toro, Assemblyman Del Toro's brother. In an almost unheard fashion, Mr. Diaz, an independent, beat Mr. Del Toro, the Democratic Party nominee. This is unusual for such a totally Democratic district like East Harlem/El Barrio. None the less, the voters who loved to return Angelo Del Toro to office every two years, did not quite trust his brother William to the same fate.
Diaz was defeated seeking reelection to the state assembly in the September 1996 Democratic Primary and the November 1996 general election.
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