David Rosado (born August 21, 1942) is an American politician from

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Biography

Rosado was born on August 21, 1942, in

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. The family moved to

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where he attended the public schools. He became active in community affairs, and entered politics as a

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. He graduated A.A. from

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in 1986. On May 1, 1990, Rosado was elected to the

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, to fill the vacancy caused by the election of

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to the U.S. Congress. He was re-elected twice and remained in the Assembly until 1993, sitting in the 188th, 189th and

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s. In September 1993, Rosado defeated the incumbent City Councilman Rafael Castaneira Colon in the Democratic primary for the seat, after Colon had been indicted for appropriating city council expense money for his personal use. In November 1993, Rosado was elected to the

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. He was a member of the City Council from 1994 to 1996. In June 1996, the Democratic district organization refused to back the incumbent State Senator Pedro Espada Jr. for re-election, and nominated Rosado instead in the 32nd District. In August 1996, Espada's petition to run in the Democratic primary was rejected by the Appellate Division. In November 1996, Rosado was elected to the State Senate, defeating Espada who ran on the

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ticket. Rosado was a member of the

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from 1997 to 2002, sitting in the 192nd and

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s. In September 2000, he ran for re-nomination in the Democratic primary, but this time was defeated by Espada. In 2006, Rosado ran on the Republican ticket for the State Assembly seat in the 84th District, but was defeated by the incumbent Democrat Carmen E. Arroyo.Assembly elections results
at NYS Board of Elections

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rosado, David American politicians of Puerto Rican descent 1942 births Living people Hispanic and Latino American state legislators in New York (state) People from Morovis, Puerto Rico Democratic Party New York (state) state senators Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly New York City Council members Mercy University alumni Politicians from the Bronx 21st-century members of the New York State Legislature 20th-century members of the New York State Legislature