Background
Louis Niñé (the surname is pronounced neen-YAY) was born on December 18, 1922, in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
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There he attended grammar school and high school. He graduated Bachelor of Surgery from Fordham University in 1950.
Career
During World World War II he served in the United States. Army. He worked for the New York City Social Services, and then for the New York State Department of Labor, and entered politics as a Democrat. Later he engaged in the real estate and insurance business.
He was Chairman of the Democratic Assembly Conference from 1976 to 1980.
In 1978, he ran on the Democratic and Conservative tickets in the special election to fill the vacancy in Congress caused by the resignation of Herman Badillo. In the Democratic primary he defeated State Senator Robert García, but in the special election Niñé was defeated by Garcia who ran on the Republican and Liberal tickets.
Niñé died on March 14, 1983, at his home in the Bronx, of cancer. Louis Niñé Boulevard, in Crotona Park East, Bronx, was named in his honor in 1985.
Membership
He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1971 until his death in 1983, sitting in the 179th, 180th, 181st, 182nd, 183rd, 184th and 185th New York State Legislatures.
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Political Party
Conservative