adolfo carrion

12th Borough president of The Bronx Incumbent Assumed office

2002 Preceded by Fernando Ferrer Born March 6, 1961 (1961-03-06) (age 47)

Manhattan, New York Nationality United States Political party Democratic Alma mater Hunter College (M.U.P.)

Kings College (B.A.)

Adolfo Carrion, Jr. (born March 6, 1961) is a Democratic politician of Puerto Rican descent from City Island, located in New York City, New York. He has served for six and a half years as the 12th Borough President of the Bronx, the Chief Executive of the Borough. He is the highest ranking Latino elected official in the State of New York and also serves as the President of the National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO).[1]

Carrion has confirmed his selection to a senior position in Barack Obama's administration.[2] On February 19, 2009, President Barack Obama tapped Carrion to be Director of the White House Office of Urban Policy.[3] Contents [hide] 1 Background 2 Borough Presidency 3 Political career 4 Affiliations 4.1 Aspen Institute 4.2 National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) 4.3 County Executives of America 4.4 New York Blood Center 5 Projects 5.1 Yankee Stadium 5.2 Bronx Terminal Market 5.3 Hunts Point Vision Plan 6 Issues 6.1 Democrat 6.2 Bronx Fire Tragedy 6.3 Congestion Pricing 6.4 Germany 7 References 8 External links //

Background

Adolfo Carrion was born in Manhattan in 1961, but his family moved to the Baychester section of the Northeast Bronx when he was in fourth grade. He attended public school at John Philip Sousa Middle School and Harry S. Truman High School in the Bronx. Later, he graduated from Kings College, a Christian liberal arts college in Westchester County at the time, where he majored in world religions. He followed in the footsteps of his father, a Protestant minister, and became an associate pastor at a Bronx church.

Carrion went on to serve as a public school teacher in the West Bronx at IS 115 and CIS 234. Eventually, he went back to school to earn his Master's Degree in Urban Planning from Hunter College, part of the City University of New York. Upon graduating, Carrion worked for three years at the Bronx office of the New York City Department of City Planning.

He later served as District Manager for Community Board 5 in the Bronx , was hired as Vice President of Human Services and Community Outreach at Promesa, a community development organization, and served as Chairman of the Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade.

He currently lives with his wife Linda, his three daughters Raquel, Sara, and Olivia, and his son Adolfo James (A.J.) on City Island.[4]

To much of Carrion's dismay, there exists a website (adolfocarrion.com) critisizing Carrion's politics.

Borough Presidency

Adolfo Carrion, Jr. (b.1961) is the 12th Chief Executive of The Bronx, since municipal incorporation in 1898. The Borough President works with the Mayor to prepare the annual executive budget