Edwin Vargas
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
from the 6th district
In office
January 9, 2013 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byHector Robles
Succeeded byJames Sánchez
Personal details
Born (1949-01-04) January 4, 1949 (age 75)
New York City, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Edwin Vargas Jr. (born January 4, 1949) is an American politician who served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 6th district in 2013.[1][2] Before his election to the state house, Vargas made numerous runs for local office in Connecticut, stretching back to 1977, which mainly focused around the theme that Hispanic communities were not represented sufficiently in politics.[3]

Vargas resigned from the Connecticut House of Representatives on January 3, 2023, to take an academic post at Central Connecticut State University.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Cool Justice: Courageous legislator on CT Family Court: 'It sure ain't America'". The Register Citizen. 2014-03-31. Archived from the original on 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  2. ^ "Courant Endorsements: Vargas In 6th House District, McGrory In The 7th". The Hartford Courant. 2016-10-31. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  3. ^ Condon, Tom (September 8, 1991). "Edwin Vargas: Power Broker or Polemicist?". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  4. ^ Pazniokas, Mark (January 3, 2023). "Hartford Democratic Rep. Edwin Vargas is resigning his seat". The Connecticut Mirror. Retrieved February 22, 2023.


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