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Personal Biography
I was born in Havana, Cuba on July 1st, 1956. My parents and I applied for United State visas in 1962 but were denied exit by Fidel Castro's regime. The Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966 allowed us to re-apply. We were finally sponsored by one of my mother's sisters who had arrived in America in 1948 and had become a U.S. citizen in 1952. We were finally allowed to emigrate on July 5th, 1968 arriving in Miami, Florida where we lived from 1968-1970.
In August of 1970, my parents and I moved to Boston, Massachusetts. Eventually after teaching myself English, I graduated from Catholic Memorial High School on May 25, 1977. I briefly attended Northeastern University in 1982 but did not stay after the first semester.
In September of 1990, I entered The University of MA/Boston (1990-1996) where I earned a Bachelors in English/American Studies/American History.
In June of 1996, I graduated with High Honors and earned a full scholarship to Tufts University where I earned a M.A. in Education (1996-97) and a C.A.G.S. in Advanced Educational Research (1997-98). I lived in Massachusetts from 1970-2002.
In 1997 I began teaching with certifications in both English and Social Studies (9-12). In 2002 I earned a Certificate in Publishing and Editing from Emerson Collage.
By June of 2002 I moved to New Hampshire. In 2009 I earned a certification in Spanish (9-12) and attended Plymouth State University from 2011-2013 obtaining my Principal certificate. Today I teach Spanish at Newport High School.
Local Government Involvement
In 2009 I briefly served on the Franklin School Board and in 2022 I had an unsuccessful run at State Representative.
This year (2024) I earned the voter's honor by being elected to the New Hampshire's House as a State Representative for Merrimack County District 3 in Franklin NH.
Miscellaneous Information:
I am a strong believer in meritocracy and the ideals of our Founding Fathers in our State and Federal Constitutions. I am a strong anti-Communist who first attained Permanent Residency (1974) and United States Citizenship in 1980.
Towns Represented
Franklin Wards: 1, 2, 3