Antonio Delgado is the representative-elect of New York's 19th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.[1][2] On June 26, 2018, he won the Democratic primary with 22% of the vote and went on to the November, 2018 election where he won a seat against incumbent congressman John Faso on November 6th.[3][4][5] Prior to running for office, Delgado was an attorney.
Early Life and Education
editDelgado grew up in Schenectady, New York.[2] He attended Colgate University, earned a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University where he studied philosophy and political theory[6]. He then attended and received a law degree from Harvard Law School.[7] After graduating from Harvard, he founded a record label in Los Angeles called Statik Entertainment and worked as a hip-hop artist under the name AD the Voice[8]. He began working as a solo law practitioner in Los Angeles, before moving back to New York as an associate (attorney) in the New York offices of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, a position he kept after moving to Rhinebeck in 2017.[2][7][9][10]
Personal Life
editDelgado is married to Lacey Schwartz, a documentary film-maker and fellow Harvard Law Alumnus[11].
In the media
editIn addition to various local media covering the local 19th district election, Delgado was a key figure in a June 2018 episode (#649) of This American Life, where a contrast is drawn between Delgado, and a more progressive democratic candidate, Jeff Beals[12].
Reference
edit- ^ "Democrat Antonio Delgado makes NY-19 bid official". Capitol Confidential. 2017-06-05. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ^ a b c "In This 'Magnificent Seven' Version, Only One Democrat Survives". Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ^ "After months of attacks for his old rap career, Antonio Delgado is headed to Congress". Vox. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- ^ "The Battle of Woodstock, Part IV: Money Is Still Money". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ^ Solender, Andrew. "Antonio Delgado clinches Democratic nomination, makes history in NY19". Chronogram Magazine. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ^ "Meet the Rhodes Scholar, Harvard Law Grad Rapper Running For Congress". Vault. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
- ^ a b "Lacey Schwartz, Antonio Delgado: Weddings". Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ^ "Meet the Rhodes Scholar, Harvard Law Grad Rapper Running For Congress". Vault. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
- ^ "Democrat Antonio Delgado makes NY-19 bid official". Capitol Confidential. 2017-06-05. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ^ Solender, Andrew. "Antonio Delgado clinches Democratic nomination, makes history in NY19". Chronogram Magazine. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
- ^ "Lacey Schwartz, Antonio Delgado: Weddings". Retrieved 2018-07-06.
- ^ "It's My Party and I'll Try If I Want To - This American Life". This American Life. 2018-06-08. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
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