Victor Robles
OfficeMember of the New York City Council
from the 34th district
Term start1992
Term end2001
PredecessorJoseph F. Lisa
SuccessorDiana Reyna
Order 2Member of the New York City Council
from the 27th district
Term start 21985
Term end 21991
Predecessor 2Luis Olmedo
Successor 2Archie Spigner
State assembly 3New York
District 353rd
Term start 3January 1, 1983
Term end 3December 31, 1984
Predecessor 3Woodrow Lewis
Successor 3Vito J. Lopez
State assembly 4New York
District 459th
Term start 4January 1, 1979
Term end 4December 31, 1982
Predecessor 4Peter G. Mirto
Successor 4Eric N. Vitaliano
Birth dateJune 15, 1945 (age 81)
Birth placeFajardo, Puerto Rico
SpouseDaisy Parrilla
OccupationPolitician
AllegianceUnited States of America
Branch United States Army
Service years1966-1968

Victor L. Robles (born June 15, 1945) is an American politician from New York.

Biography

Robles was born on June 15, 1945, in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.[1] He grew up in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where he was raised by the Puerto Rican-American community activist Aurea M. Blanco. At a young age, he was asked by his mother to translate for her at neighborhood meetings and protests; through these activities, he caught the attention of former assemblyman and State Supreme Court Justice Gilbert Ramirez, who introduced him to Shirley Chisholm. He went on to work on Chisholm's staff, and entered politics as a Democrat.[2]

Robles was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1979 to 1984, sitting in the 183rd, 184th and 185th New York State Legislatures. He was a member of the New York City Council from 1985 to 2001. In October 2001, he was elected by the City Council as City Clerk of New York.[3] He remained in office until July 2007.[4]

References

  1. ^ New York Red Book (1983–1984; pg. 282)
  2. ^ Randal C. Archibold (2005-01-04). "Back Home in Brooklyn, Rivals and Allies Remember Chisholm". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  3. ^ Manhattan: Vote On City Clerk by Diane Cardwell and Anthony Ramirez, in the New York Times on October 12, 2001
  4. ^ Manhattan: Nominee for City Clerk in the New York Times on January 4, 2008