Background
He was born on April 16, 1947, in New York City.
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Angelo Toro
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He attended Brooklyn Technical High School and Manhattan Community College. He graduated Bachelor of Arts in political science from the City University of New York in 1968. And Juris Doctor from New York Law School in 1972.
Career
He entered politics as a Democrat, and was an aide to City Council President Paul O"Dwyer. 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 Andrew Stein, coming in fourth among six candidates.
Delegate Toro had been suffering from kidney disease for more than fifteen years, and suffered two heart attacks in December 1994.
On December 30, 1994, he went to his dialysis at Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan, and died during the procedure after another heart attack.
Membership
Delegate Toro was a member of the New York State Assembly (129th Doctorate) from 1975 until his death in 1994, sitting in the 181st, 182nd, 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th, 187th, 188th, 189th and 190th New York State Legislatures.
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