Felipe Reinoso

Felipe Reinoso Cervantes (born c. 1950) is a Peruvian-American politician. He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives between 2001 and 2009. In 2016, he unsuccessfully contested a seat in the Congress of the Republic of Peru.

Felipe Reinoso
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
from the 130th district
In office
2001–2009
Preceded byHéctor A. Díaz
Succeeded byEzequiel Santiago
Personal details
BornArequipa, Peru
Political partyDemocratic Party
Popular Force
MotherAngelica Cervantes Reinoso
FatherCirilo Reinoso
Alma materSacred Heart University
Fairfield University
John F. Kennedy School of Government
ProfessionTeacher

Early life, education, and career

Reinoso was born in Arequipa, Peru,[1][2] one of five sons to parents Cirilo Reinoso and Angelica Cervantes Reinoso.[3] He lived in Peru for nineteen years,[4] before he and his family immigrated to the United States in 1969, settling in Bridgeport, Connecticut.[1][5] He earned a bachelor's degree at Sacred Heart University in 1984, followed by a master's degree from Fairfield University in 1987.[5][6]

Reinoso taught social studies in two languages at Warren Harding High School for fourteen years.[6] Starting in 1989, he served as founding director of the Saturday Hispanic Academy in Science at Sacred Heart University.[7] In 1998, Rachel Allison, Tim Dutton, and Reinoso established in Bridgeport the Bridge Academy High School, a charter high school.[7][8] Reinoso served as the institution's principal at least through 2006.[7][9] In 2005, Reinoso completed a master's degree in public administration at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.[5]

Political career

In the 1970s, Reinoso joined the Puerto Rican Democratic Club. He later worked for politician Americo Santiago.[5] Reinoso contested his first state legislative election in 1995, seeking Santiago's open seat, but was not elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives, losing to Héctor A. Díaz.[5][10] Reinoso first won election as a representative of state house district 130 in November 2000,[5][11] unseating Díaz.[10] Upon taking office, Reinoso became the first Peruvian-American to be seated in any U.S. state legislature.[6]

During his third state legislative term in 2004, Reinoso worked to pass a bill that allowed undocumented immigrants to attend Connecticut universities at the in-state tuition rate[12][13] if they had received at least two years of schooling in Connecticut and graduated from a secondary school or equivalent.[14] The bill was voted down in 2005, and Reinoso tried to propose similar bills for discussion in 2007 and 2008.[15] In 2005, Reinoso introduced a bill permitting non-U.S citizens living in Connecticut to obtain a drivers' license.[14][16] In 2005, Reinoso considered running for Ernie Newton's Connecticut Senate seat.[17] Instead, Reinoso remained on the Connecticut House of Representatives, from which he stepped down in 2009 and was succeeded in office by Ezequiel Santiago.[18]

Subsequently, Reinoso returned to Peru, settling in Lima.[3][1] In February 2016, he was named a replacement legislative candidate for Moisés Mieses. Reinoso represented the Popular Force in the 2016 general elections for a seat on the Congress of the Republic of Peru[19] to represent Lima and residents abroad. He was not among the 14 representatives elected,[20] having received the fewest votes from among the 36 candidates.[21]

References
  1. Paerregaard, Karsten (2015). Return to Sender: The Moral Economy of Peru's Migrant Remittances. University of California Press. pp. 187–188. ISBN 9780520284739.
  2. "Foreign-born state and municipal officers". Connecticut General Assemby. 14 September 2006. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  3. "Angelica Reinoso". Connecticut Post. 3 August 2013. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  4. Keating, Christopher; Pazniokas, Mark; Lender, Jon (24 June 2008). "Lowest wage will rise". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019. Republished as Keating, Christopher; Pazniokas, Mark; Lender, Jon (24 June 2008). "Legislature Overrides Rell's Veto Of Minimum-Wage Increase". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  5. Reyes, Hillmer H. (2005). "Political Dynamics of Small Latino Groups in New Places: Interview with Felipe Reinoso Connecticut State Representative, 130th District (D-Bridgeport)". Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy. 17. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  6. "The Hon. Robert Mendez". Congressional Record. Government Printing Office: 2743. 1 March 2001. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  7. "Three area residents to receive first Martin Luther King, Jr. Vision Awards". Fairfield University. January 2001. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  8. Lambeck, Linda Conner (4 June 2017). "Bridge Academy in Bridgeport on a mission to improve". Connecticut Post. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  9. "Premiados con el Latino de Oro 2006 politico". Identidad Latina (in Spanish). 8 November 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  10. "Latino Elected Officials of the Connecticut General Assembly Post 2014 Mid-Term Election Results" (PDF). Connecticut General Assembly. 6 November 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  11. Swift, Mike; D'Arcy, Janice (26 November 2000). "Hispanic population growing, changing". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  12. Chedekel, Lisa (27 February 2004). "UConn reviewing ban on illegal immigrants". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  13. Ahles, Dick (7 March 2004). "UConn to Assess a Policy On Illegal Immigrants". New York Times. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  14. Tuohy, Lynne (28 February 2005). "Group Supports Bills To Assist Immigrants". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  16. Leukhardt, Bill (1 March 2005). "Driver's license restrictions debated". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  17. "Felipe Reinoso, Representante Estatal por Bridgeport (D-130): "Nuestra gente quiere trabajar y vivir decentemente"". Identidad Latina (in Spanish). 1 October 2005. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  18. Pazniokas, Mark (15 March 2019). "Lamont, lawmakers mourn lawmaker after sudden death". Connecticut Mirror. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019 – via Record-Journal.
  20. "This is Peru's Fujimori-controlled Congress for 2016-2021". Perú Reports. 2 June 2016. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  21. "Elecciones Generales 2016: Congresales". Oficina Nacional de Procesos Electorales (in Spanish). 30 May 2016. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2019. Select "Lima + Residentes en el extranjero" for "Distrito Electoral" field and choose any political party. Leaving "Candidato" field as "Todos" shows a sortable table of all the candidates.
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