Full Name:
Edwin 'Ed' Vargas, Jr.
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Sylvia; 2 Children
Birth Date:
01/04/1949
Birth Place:
Brooklyn, NY
Home City:
Hartford, CT
BS, Education, University of Hartford
Master's, Public Administration, University of Hartford
Representative, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 6, 2013-2023
Deputy Speaker, Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2021-2023
Candidate, Connecticut State House of Representatives, District 6, 2020
Candidate, Connecticut State Senate, District 1, 2008, 2010
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Children Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Commerce Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Environment Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Co-Chair, Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Elementary and Secondary Education, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on General Government B, Connecticut State House of Representatives
Former Lead Teacher, Hartford Adult School
Chair, Hartford Democratic Town Committee
Former Teacher, Hartford Public Schools
Former Official Advisor, Office of the Governor of Puerto Rico
Member, Barry Square Neighborhood Revitalization Zone, present
Former Acting Chair, American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Human and Civil Rights Committee
Former President, Greater Hartford Labor Council American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
Former Member, National Democratic Party Credentials Committee
Former Public Policy Chair, National Puerto Rican Coalition
Former Commissioner, Planning and Zoning Board, City of Hartford
Former Board Member, United Way
President, Hartford Federation of Teachers, 2000-2002
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Edwin's hobbies include playing guitar, writing and playing chess.
Number of Grandchildren:
Four