Stony Brook 40 Under Forty Recognition Program
BA Political Science, MA Public PolicyAssemblyman, New York State Legislature
- Professor of Urban Affairs, Public Finance & Budgeting and Immigration Law.
- Appointed by President Barack Obama as New York State Member to the United States Civil Rights Commission in 2016.
- First-ever Filipino American elected official in the history of the State of New York.
- Named “40 Under 40 in New York City” by "City & State Magazine," “Elected Official of the Year” in Queens County, and the “Heart of Cabrini” by Cabrini Immigrant Services.
- 2024 Lindsay Fellow at the CUNY Institute for State & Local Governance.
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