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Adriano Espaillat is a notable Dominican-American politician who was elected to the New York State Senate representing the 31st district in 2011. In addition, he launched an unsuccessful attempt for Congress in the year 2012. Further, Adriano is the first-ever formerly illegal immigrant to serve in Congress and the U.S. Representative for New York in the 13th congressional district.

How much is the Net worth of Adriano Espaillat?

According to his initial disclosure report, where the Democrat claimed to have a checking account balance of between $5 million and $25 million, Adriano Espaillat, the former state assemblyman from Harlem who took over for retired Rep. Charles Rangel in January, appeared to be one of the wealthier representatives. The balance in the Banco Popular account was changed in Espaillat’s amended disclosure, which was submitted last week, from $1,000 to $15,000.

Early Years and Bio

Adriano Espaillat enters the world as Adriano de Jesús Espaillat Cabral on September 27, 1954, in Santiago, Dominican Republic. His natal sign is Libra. He was born to his parents Ulises Espaillat (father) and Melba Espaillat (mother) (mother).

He grew up beside his brother named Ulises Espaillat as his siblings. In the year 1964, Espaillat and his family moved to the United States on a tourist visa. After remaining there for several years they gained American citizenship in 1965. Adriano is American by his nationality and belongs to a White ethnic heritage. Both Adriano’s eyes and hair color are black.

Education

Adriano attended Bishop Dubois High School. After that, he graduated from Queens College in 1978 with a degree in Political Science. Later he also attended the City University of New York.

What is the Professional Career of Adriano Espaillat?

Espaillat Manhattan began his career at the New York City Criminal Justice Agency as a Manhattan Court Services Coordinator. Later he worked as Director of the Washington Heights Victims Services Community Office. Then from the year 1994 to 1996, Espaillat served as the Director of Project Right Start a national project financed by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to combat substance misuse by teaching the parents of preschool children.

Prior to his election to the New York State Assembly, Espaillat works as an active voice on New York City Community Board 12 and was President of the 34th Precinct Community Council. Likewise, Espaillat also served on Governor Mario Cuomo’s Dominican-American Advisory Board during the year 1991-1993.

New York State Assembly

Espaillat served in the New York State Assembly from the year 1997 to 2010. After defeating 16-year incumbent John Brian Murtaugh in the 1996 Democratic Primary he was first elected. Adriano headed the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus, and committees on small enterprises as well as children & families. In the Assembly, he was a passionate advocate for consumers, veterans, tenants, immigrants, and local businesses. Besides this, he also founded a higher education scholarship fund for family of the victims of American Airlines Flight 587, which crashed on November 12, 2001.

Besides national Republican and conservative opposition, Espaillat enthusiastically supported initiatives in 2007 to allow unauthorized immigrants to get driver’s licenses. After a spate of assaults and murders against livery taxi drivers in 2000 which left over 10 dead. Then Espaillat passed legislation tightening punishment for violent crimes against livery drivers and enabling their families to receive New York State Crime Victims Board funds. Livery cabs worked in less affluent sections of New York that generally lack access to yellow cabs.

After equipment problems resulted to a two-day blackout in Upper Manhattan, Adriano filed legal action against electricity utility Con Edison in July 1999. That caused financial damage to eateries, bodegas, and such as other small companies. However, Con Edison subsequently committed to invest an additional $100 million in Upper Manhattan electrical infrastructure at no cost to ratepayers. Also, it was compelled to repay customers billed for expenses associated to the outage.

2010 Election & 2014 Election

After the declaration of a campaign of the New York Attorney General by incumbent Democrat Eric Schneiderman Espaillat campaigned for Senat in 2010. In the year 2011, Espaillat spearheaded the struggle to safeguard and tighten rent regulation for over 1 million affordable housing flats that were about to expire. Also, he passed legislation boosting enforcement against businesses. Further, he voted in favor of marriage equality legislation in the year 2011. The next year, Espaillat competed in the Democratic primary for New York’s 13th Congressional District in a crowded field that featured 42-year incumbent Charles Rangel.

The seat had long been a majority-black constituency but the demographic change made it a 55 percent Hispanic district. Later he earned the votes of more than 50% in a four-way Democratic party. However, he defeated Assemblyman Guillermo Linares 62% – 38% in the Democratic Primary in 2012. After his loss to Rangel in the Democratic primary, Espaillat called for a re-election run for his State Senate seat in 2014. Likewise, he was against the former City Councilman Robert Jackson which won his attempt for re-election to the Senate over Jackson, 50.3% to 42.7%.

In November 2015, Adriano declared that he will give up his State Senate position to seek for Congress again. He was running in an open seat; Rangel had indicated in the year 2014 that he would not seek a 22nd term in 2016. On January 3, 2017, Espaillat took office when he became only the third person to represent what is now the 13th in 72 years.

Is Adriano Espaillat Married?

There is no information regarding his relationship or marriage. Adriano has not mentioned anything about his relationship himself, it is quite impossible to tell whether he is single or married.

Adriano looks to be single or the other fact can be that he is keeping his personal data private. However, he has 2 kids but their identity is unclear at the present. As of now, he is enjoying a happy and rich life together with his children residing in a luxurious estate.

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Who is Adriano Espaillat?

Adriano Espaillat is a famous Dominican-American politician who was elected to the New York State Senate representing the 31st district in 2011. In addition, he made an unsuccessful bid for Congress in the year 2012. Adriano is the first-ever formerly illegal immigrant to serve in Congress and the U.S. Representative for New York in the 13th congressional district.

When was he born?

Adriano Espaillat enters the earth as Adriano de Jesús Espaillat Cabral on September 27, 1954, in Santiago, Dominican Republic.

Who are the parents of Adriano Espaillat?

He was born to his parents Ulises Espaillat (father) and Melba Espaillat (mother).