Assembly Member Felix Ortiz, Jr. Biography

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Felix W. Ortiz, Jr.

Assembly Member Felix W. Ortiz, Jr.'s Biography

Full Name:	Felix W. Ortiz, Jr.
Office:	State Assembly (NY) - District 51, Democratic
First Elected:	11/08/1994
Last Elected:	11/06/2012
Next Election:	2014

Gender:	Male
Family:	Wife: Elba
Birth Date:	11/02/1959
Birth Place:	Salinas, Puerto Rico
Home City:	Brooklyn, NY

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Masters, Public Administration, New York University, 1986
BS, Business Administration, Boricua College, 1983

Assembly Member, New York State Assembly, 1994-present
Democratic District Leader, 51st Assembly District, 1992-1994
Member, 72nd Precinct Community Council
Member, New York City Department of City Planning
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Sweatshops, New York State Assembly

Cities, Chair
Correction, Member
Labor, Member
Rules, Member
Ways and Means, Member

President, National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators, present
Chair, Community Board 7 Public Safety Committee, 1993-present
Chair, Task Force on Food Farm and Nutrition Policy, New York State Assembly, 2001
Chair, Assembly Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force
Member, Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus
Diocesan Racism Commission, Brooklyn/Queens Dioceses
Vice Chair, Comite de la Virgen de la Providencia Patrona de Puerto Rico
Member, New York State-Kings County State Committee
Parent Education Task Force, Diocese of Brooklyn
Former Chair, Mental Health Committee, New York State Assembly

Administration Manager, Bureau of Management and Budget, Office of Bronx Borough President, 1990-1992
Senior Budget Analyst, Office of Management and Budget, Administration of Criminal Justice, New York City Mayor's Office, 1988-1990
Served, United States Army, 1986-1988

Vice President, Community Partners, Incorporated, United States, present
Member, Executive Committee, Council of State Governments, present
Chair, Labor and Workforce Committee, National Conference of State Legislators, present
2nd Vice Chair, Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus, 2011-present
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Parish Council, 1991-1994
Member, 33rd Street Block Association
Eleanor Roosevelt Fellowship Program
Advisory Council, Kingsborough Community College Liberty Partnership Program
Ex-Officio Board Member, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials
Former Advisory Board Member, Nuevo Amanecer
Former Member, Sunset Park Health Council, Lutheran Medical Center

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