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4 unusual facts about Fernando Ferrer


Andrea Batista Schlesinger

Andrea directed a national campaign to engage college students in the discussion on the future of Social Security for the Pew Charitable Trusts, and served as Director of Public Relations of Teach For America before working as the education advisor to Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer.

Ninfa Segarra

In 1990, then Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer appointed Segarra as the borough's representative to the Board of Education.

Rudy Giuliani during the September 11 attacks

"You didn't bring us together, our pain brought us together and our decency brought us together. We would have come together if Bozo was the mayor", said civil-rights activist Al Sharpton, in a statement largely supported by Fernando Ferrer, one of three main candidates for the mayoralty at the end of 2001.

Tim Murray

While at Fordham, Murray served as an aide to Bronx Borough President, Fernando Ferrer.


ASPIRA

Former ASPIRA club members, or ASPIRANTES, as they are known, include ACLU's Anthony Romero, former Bronx Borough President and New York City democratic mayoral nominee Fernando Ferrer and actor Jimmy Smits.

Gifford Miller

His opponents for the nomination included former Bronx borough president Fernando Ferrer, Congressman Anthony D. Weiner and outgoing Manhattan borough president C. Virginia Fields.


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