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University of Puerto Rico.
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Gustavo Rivera
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Career
He received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Puerto Rico in May 1998. Following graduation, Rivera moved to New York to begin a doctoral program in political science at the Graduate Center of the City University of New New York He taught courses at Hunter College until 2002, and served as an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Pace University until his first election in 2010.
His work has allowed these three politicians to either retain seats or defeat longtime incumbents.
After serving as Director of Outreach under United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, he ran for the 33rd State Senate seat in 2010, defeating scandal-tarred incumbent Pedro Espada, Junior. He is single and resides in University Heights.
Membership
In September 2010, he was named one of City Hall"s "40 under 40" for being a young influential member of New York City politics.
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