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2 unusual facts about Herman Badillo


Badillo

Herman Badillo (born 1929), American politician from New York City, U.S. representative 1971–77

New York City: the 51st State

Many of the candidates in the 1969 Democratic mayoralty primary race – three-time mayor Robert F. Wagner, Jr., long-time party worker and City Comptroller Mario Procaccino, Bronx Borough President Herman Badillo, and Congressman James H. Scheuer – were familiar, uninspiring mainstream politicians who offered few new or novel ideas on how to solve the city's problems.



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