Angelo Del Toro (April 16, 1947 – December 30, 1994) was an American lawyer and politician from

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Life

He was born on April 16, 1947, in

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. He attended

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and

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. He graduated

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in political science from the

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in 1968; and J.D. from

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in 1972. He entered politics as a

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, and was an aide to City Council President

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. Del Toro was a member of the

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(129th D.) from 1975 until his death in 1994, sitting in the 181st, 182nd, 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th, 187th, 188th, 189th and

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s. He was Chairman of the Committee on Education from 1991 to 1994. In 1985, he ran in the Democratic primary for President of the New York City Council, but was defeated by

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, coming in fourth among six candidates. Del Toro had been suffering from

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for more than fifteen years, and suffered two

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in December 1994. On December 30, 1994, he went to his dialysis at

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, and died during the procedure after another heart attack. He never married.

Legacy

The Puerto Rican/Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute is named in honor of Angelo del Toro. Each year, the Hispanic/Latino brings students from high schools across New York State travel to Albany for a firsthand look at New York State’s legislative process.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Del Toro, Angelo 1947 births 1994 deaths American politicians of Puerto Rican descent Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in New York (state) People from Harlem Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly City University of New York alumni New York Law School alumni 20th-century American politicians