Ron de Lugo

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Ron de Lugo

Ron de Lugo (born August 2, 1930 in Englewood , New Jersey , † July 14, 2020 in Miami , Florida ) was an American politician . Between 1973 and 1979 and again from 1981 to 1995 he represented the US Virgin Islands as a non-voting delegate in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Ron de Lugo attended the Saints Peter and Paul School in Saint Thomas in the Virgin Islands and the Colegio San Jose in Puerto Rico . He served in the US Army in 1948 and 1950 . He was temporarily program director and announcer at the military radio AFN . From 1950 to 1955 he worked in the radio business for various broadcasters in the Virgin Islands. Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1956 and 1960 and again from 1963 to 1966 he was a member of the Senate of his home country. At times he led the local democratic group. From 1959 to 1964 he was a member of the Democratic National Committee . In 1961 and 1962 he was also the mayor ( administrator ) of the island of Saint Croix . From 1968 to 1972 - at a time when there were no official congressional delegates from the Virgin Islands - he already represented his home in Washington, DC Between 1956 and 1968 de Lugo took part as a delegate at all Democratic National Conventions .

In the 1972 congressional elections , de Lugo was elected the first non-voting delegate from the Virgin Islands to the US House of Representatives in Washington, where he took up his new mandate on January 3, 1973. After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms as a delegate in Congress by January 3, 1979 . In 1978 he renounced another candidacy. Instead, he unsuccessfully applied for the office of governor of his homeland. In the 1980 elections , de Lugo was re-elected as a congressional delegate, replacing Melvin H. Evans on January 3, 1981 , who had succeeded him two years earlier. After six re-elections, he was able to spend seven more legislative terms there until January 3, 1995. In 1994 he did not stand for re-election. He has not appeared politically since then.

Individual proof

  1. ^ Governor Orders USVI Flags Flown at Half-Staff in Honor of Revered VI Statesman Ron de Lugo

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personal data
SURNAME De Lugo, Ron
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd August 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Englewood , New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH July 14, 2020
Place of death Miami , Florida