Felipe Reinoso | |
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Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives from the 130th district | |
In office 2001–2009 | |
Preceded by | Héctor A. Díaz |
Succeeded by | Ezequiel Santiago |
Personal details | |
Born | 1950 (age 73–74) Arequipa, Peru |
Political party |
Democratic Party Popular Force |
Parents |
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Alma mater |
Sacred Heart University Fairfield University John F. Kennedy School of Government |
Profession | Teacher |
Felipe Reinoso Cervantes (born c. 1950) is a Peruvian-American politician. He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives between 2001 and 2009. In 2016, he unsuccessfully contested a seat in the Congress of the Republic of Peru.
Reinoso was born in Arequipa, Peru, [1] [2] one of five sons to parents Cirilo Reinoso and Angelica Cervantes Reinoso. [3] He lived in Peru for nineteen years, [4] before he and his family immigrated to the United States in 1969, settling in Bridgeport, Connecticut. [1] [5] He earned a bachelor's degree at Sacred Heart University in 1984, followed by a master's degree from Fairfield University in 1987. [5] [6]
Reinoso taught social studies in two languages at Warren Harding High School for fourteen years. [6] Starting in 1989, he served as founding director of the Saturday Hispanic Academy in Science at Sacred Heart University. [7] In 1998, Rachel Allison, Tim Dutton, and Reinoso established in Bridgeport the Bridge Academy High School, a charter high school. [7] [8] Reinoso served as the institution's principal at least through 2006. [7] [9] In 2005, Reinoso completed a master's degree in public administration at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. [5]
In the 1970s, Reinoso joined the Puerto Rican Democratic Club. He later worked for politician Americo Santiago. [5] Reinoso contested his first state legislative election in 1995, seeking Santiago's open seat, but was not elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives, losing to Héctor A. Díaz. [5] [10] Reinoso first won election as a representative of state house district 130 in November 2000, [5] [11] unseating Díaz. [10] Upon taking office, Reinoso became the first Peruvian-American to be seated in any U.S. state legislature. [6]
During his third state legislative term in 2004, Reinoso worked to pass a bill that allowed undocumented immigrants to attend Connecticut universities at the in-state tuition rate [12] [13] if they had received at least two years of schooling in Connecticut and graduated from a secondary school or equivalent. [14] The bill was voted down in 2005, and Reinoso tried to propose similar bills for discussion in 2007 and 2008. [15] In 2005, Reinoso introduced a bill permitting non-U.S citizens living in Connecticut to obtain a drivers' license. [14] [16] In 2005, Reinoso considered running for Ernie Newton's Connecticut Senate seat. [17] Instead, Reinoso remained on the Connecticut House of Representatives, from which he stepped down in 2009 and was succeeded in office by Ezequiel Santiago. [18]
Subsequently, Reinoso returned to Peru, settling in Lima. [3] [1] In February 2016, he was named a replacement legislative candidate for Moisés Mieses. Reinoso represented the Popular Force in the 2016 general elections for a seat on the Congress of the Republic of Peru [19] to represent Lima and residents abroad. He was not among the 14 representatives elected, [20] having received the fewest votes from among the 36 candidates. [21]
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Felipe Reinoso | |
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Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives from the 130th district | |
In office 2001–2009 | |
Preceded by | Héctor A. Díaz |
Succeeded by | Ezequiel Santiago |
Personal details | |
Born | 1950 (age 73–74) Arequipa, Peru |
Political party |
Democratic Party Popular Force |
Parents |
|
Alma mater |
Sacred Heart University Fairfield University John F. Kennedy School of Government |
Profession | Teacher |
Felipe Reinoso Cervantes (born c. 1950) is a Peruvian-American politician. He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives between 2001 and 2009. In 2016, he unsuccessfully contested a seat in the Congress of the Republic of Peru.
Reinoso was born in Arequipa, Peru, [1] [2] one of five sons to parents Cirilo Reinoso and Angelica Cervantes Reinoso. [3] He lived in Peru for nineteen years, [4] before he and his family immigrated to the United States in 1969, settling in Bridgeport, Connecticut. [1] [5] He earned a bachelor's degree at Sacred Heart University in 1984, followed by a master's degree from Fairfield University in 1987. [5] [6]
Reinoso taught social studies in two languages at Warren Harding High School for fourteen years. [6] Starting in 1989, he served as founding director of the Saturday Hispanic Academy in Science at Sacred Heart University. [7] In 1998, Rachel Allison, Tim Dutton, and Reinoso established in Bridgeport the Bridge Academy High School, a charter high school. [7] [8] Reinoso served as the institution's principal at least through 2006. [7] [9] In 2005, Reinoso completed a master's degree in public administration at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. [5]
In the 1970s, Reinoso joined the Puerto Rican Democratic Club. He later worked for politician Americo Santiago. [5] Reinoso contested his first state legislative election in 1995, seeking Santiago's open seat, but was not elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives, losing to Héctor A. Díaz. [5] [10] Reinoso first won election as a representative of state house district 130 in November 2000, [5] [11] unseating Díaz. [10] Upon taking office, Reinoso became the first Peruvian-American to be seated in any U.S. state legislature. [6]
During his third state legislative term in 2004, Reinoso worked to pass a bill that allowed undocumented immigrants to attend Connecticut universities at the in-state tuition rate [12] [13] if they had received at least two years of schooling in Connecticut and graduated from a secondary school or equivalent. [14] The bill was voted down in 2005, and Reinoso tried to propose similar bills for discussion in 2007 and 2008. [15] In 2005, Reinoso introduced a bill permitting non-U.S citizens living in Connecticut to obtain a drivers' license. [14] [16] In 2005, Reinoso considered running for Ernie Newton's Connecticut Senate seat. [17] Instead, Reinoso remained on the Connecticut House of Representatives, from which he stepped down in 2009 and was succeeded in office by Ezequiel Santiago. [18]
Subsequently, Reinoso returned to Peru, settling in Lima. [3] [1] In February 2016, he was named a replacement legislative candidate for Moisés Mieses. Reinoso represented the Popular Force in the 2016 general elections for a seat on the Congress of the Republic of Peru [19] to represent Lima and residents abroad. He was not among the 14 representatives elected, [20] having received the fewest votes from among the 36 candidates. [21]
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