Guillermo Linares

1951

Dominican Republic; he

He is a former New York City Council Member and a former New York City Commissioner of Immigrant Affairs. Taking on jobs, such as taxi driving, in order to pay for his college education, he became an American citizen during his sophomore year of college. He is currently married to Evelyn Linares, a public school principal. They have two children, Mayra and Guillermo, as well as a granddaughter, Ava. He has often credited his family with being critical to his successes in community activism, public office, and academia. In 1991, Linares became the first Dominican elected to public office in New York City and tied for first in the United States with Kay Palacios. He served from 1992 to 2001 in the New York City Council. Linares was later appointed the New York City Commissioner of Immigrant Affairs in 2004. In 2010 Linares was elected State Assemblyman for the 72nd District, replacing Adriano Espaillat who was elected to the State Senate. In 2012 he challenged Senator Espaillat in the Democratic Primary for New York"s 31st State Senate district and lost 62-38%, after Senator Espaillat was defeated by longtime Congressman Charlie Rangel in the Democratic Primary for New York"s 13th congressional district months earlier. He was replaced by former Assembly Member Gabriela Rosa. In 2014, after Assembly Member Rosa pled guilty to marriage fraud and resigned, Linares announced he would run for his old seat in the 2014 election.

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Background

Guillermo Linares was born on August 30, 1951 in the town of Cabrera in the Dominican Republic. He was the oldest of nine children.

Education

He began to learn the English language as he finished high school, gaining a General Equivalency Diploma from Theodore Roosevelt High School.

Career

He is a former New York City Council Member and a former New York City Commissioner of Immigrant Affairs. Taking on jobs, such as taxi driving, in order to pay for his college education, he became an American citizen during his sophomore year of college. He is currently married to Evelyn Linares, a public school principal.

They have two children, Mayra and Guillermo, as well as a granddaughter, Ava.

He has often credited his family with being critical to his successes in community activism, public office, and academia. In 1991, Linares became the first Dominican elected to public office in New York City and tied for first in the United States with Kay Palacios.

He served from 1992 to 2001 in the New York City Council. Linares was later appointed the New York City Commissioner of Immigrant Affairs in 2004.

In 2010 Linares was elected State Assemblyman for the 72nd District, replacing Adriano Espaillat who was elected to the State Senate.

In 2012 he challenged Senator Espaillat in the Democratic Primary for New York"s 31st State Senate district and lost 62-38%, after Senator Espaillat was defeated by longtime Congressman Charlie Rangel in the Democratic Primary for New York"s 13th congressional district months earlier. He was replaced by former Assembly Member Gabriela Rosa. In 2014, after Assembly Member Rosa pled guilty to marriage fraud and resigned, Linares announced he would run for his old seat in the 2014 election.

Achievements

He won a four-way Democratic Primary with 44.7% of the vote, and went on to win the general election with 91.5% of the vote.

Membership

Linares also served as a member of the President"s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans, when President Bill Clinton appointed him in 1999 as a Commission chairman

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