José E. Serrano
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York 15th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2013 |
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15th congressional district 2013–present 16th congressional district 1993–2013 18th congressional district 1990–1993 |
| Preceded by | Robert García |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 75th, later the 73rd district |
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In office January 1, 1975 – March 21, 1990 |
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| Preceded by | Eugenio Alvarez |
| Succeeded by | David Rosado |
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October 24, 1943 Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Divorced |
| Residence | Bronx, New York City, New York |
| Alma mater | Lehman College |
| Occupation | Educational assistant |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
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| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1964-1966 |
| Unit | 172nd Support Battalion |
José Enrique Serrano (born October 24, 1943) is an American politician who has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 1990. Serrano, a Democrat from New York, represents a district that is one of the smallest in the country geographically, consisting of a few square miles of the heavily urbanized and populated South Bronx in New York City. His district is also one of the most densely populated and one of the few majority Hispanic districts in the country. The district was numbered the 18th from 1990 to 1993 and the 16th from 1993 to 2013; it has been the 15th district since 2013.
Serrano was born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. At the age of seven, Serrano was taken by his family to The Bronx, where he was raised in the Millbrook Houses. Serrano went to Grace Dodge Vocational High School in the Bronx and then attended Lehman College. He served in the United States Army medical corps from 1964 to 1966.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1975 to 1990, sitting in the 181st, 182nd, 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th, 187th and 188th New York State Legislatures. His district was numbered the 75th until 1982, and the 73rd from 1983 on. He was Chairman of the Committee on Consumer Affairs, and of the Committee on Education.
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