Amy Goodman
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Pioneering Politician Herman Badillo, the first Puerto Rican Elected to Congress, Dies at 85
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2:07Now PlayingHerman Badillo, a trailblazing politician who became the first Puerto Ricanborn member of Congress, has died at the age of 85. Badillo served as a powerful voice in New York City politics for decades. He started out as a civil rights attorney and went on to hold a range of city posts and serve four terms in Congress. Throughout his career he championed the rights of Latinos and the poor. Democracy Now! cohost Juan González highlights the legacy of Badillo in his New York Daily News column this week, “Few played as big a role in community as Herman Badillo.”
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