Pedro Espada Jr.
| Pedro Espada Jr. | |
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| Member of the New York Senate from the 33rd district |
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In office 2009 – December 15, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Efrain Gonzalez |
| Succeeded by | Gustavo Rivera |
| Majority Leader of the New York State Senate | |
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In office July 9, 2009 – December 14, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Malcolm Smith/Dean Skelos |
| Succeeded by | Dean Skelos |
| Member of the New York Senate from the 32nd district |
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In office 2001–2002 |
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| Preceded by | David Rosado |
| Succeeded by | Rubén Díaz |
| Member of the New York Senate from the 32nd district |
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In office 1993–1996 |
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| Preceded by | Efrain Gonzalez |
| Succeeded by | David Rosado |
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Lieutenant Governor of New York Acting |
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In office June 8, 2009 – July 8, 2009 |
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| Governor | David Paterson |
| Preceded by | Malcolm Smith |
| Succeeded by |
Richard Ravitch as Lieutenant Governor |
| Personal details | |
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October 20, 1953 Coamo, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Connie Espada |
| Alma mater | Fordham University |
Pedro Espada Jr. (born October 20, 1953) is a federal prison inmate and former Democratic member of the New York Senate for the 33rd Senate District. A former New York Senate majority leader, Espada was convicted on corruption charges in May, 2012 and sentenced to prison for five years.
Espada was at the center of the June 2009 change in power in the Senate, one of two Democratic senators who voted to appoint Republican Dean Skelos as Majority Leader; Espada himself was chosen to be Temporary President. After his return to the Democratic caucus on July 9, 2009, Espada was chosen Majority Leader of the New York State Senate. Dogged by scandals, Espada was defeated by Gustavo Rivera on September 14, 2010, in a primary election in his bid to retain his State Senate seat, 32.66% to Rivera's 62.21%. He was indicted on six federal counts of embezzlement and theft on December 14, 2010, and stripped of his leadership position in the State Senate the same day.
Espada was born in Coamo, Puerto Rico in 1953 and moved with his family to New York City at the age of five. His family settled in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx, where he attended the New York City Public Schools. He attended Fordham University, and graduated in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Espada subsequently took graduate level coursework at the Hunter College School of Social Work, received graduate training certificates from open enrollment programs at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and from the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, and received certification in 1990 from the Real Estate Institute at NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Studies.
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