Danilo Burgos | |
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Member of the PennsylvaniaHouseofRepresentatives from the 197th district | |
Assumed office January 2, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Emilio Vazquez |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City,New York,U.S. | January 19,1978
Political party | Democratic |
Danilo Burgos (born 19 January 1978) is an American politician serving as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 197th district. Elected in November 2018,he assumed office on January 2,2019.
Burgos was born in New York City,the son of immigrants from the Dominican Republic. His family moved to Philadelphia when he was 10. [1] Growing up,his family operated a grocery store. Burgos graduated from Olney High School. [2]
Burgos opened a grocery store in 1998 and co-founded the Philadelphia Dominican Grocers Association. [3] He also worked for city councilors Allan Domb and Maria Quiñones-Sánchez. When Burgos assumed office in 2019,he became the first Dominican-American to elected to the Pennsylvania General Assembly. [4] During the 2019–2020 legislative session,Burgos served as secretary of the House Agriculture &Rural Affairs Committee. [5] During the 2020 presidential election,Burgos was a member of the Joe Biden's Latino Leadership Council. [6]
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