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.

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. ^ a b c 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 Assembly. 14 September 2006. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d e f 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. Alternative URL
  6. ^ a b c "The Hon. Robert Mendez". Congressional Record. Government Printing Office: 2743. 1 March 2001. ISBN 9780160118449. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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.
  15. ^ *Spencer, Mark (2 May 2007). "In-State Conflict On Tuition". 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.
  19. ^ *Espinosa, Martín León (12 February 2016). "Partidos llevan a candidatos con cuestionamientos en sus listas". El Comercio (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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