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Rubén Díaz, Sr. (born April 22, 1943) is a U.S. politician and an ordained minister. A member of the Democratic Party, Díaz represents the 32nd District in the New York State Senate. His constituency includes parts of the Bronx neighborhoods of Castle Hill, Parkchester, Morrisania, Hunts Point, Melrose, Longwood, and Soundview. A Conservative Democrat, Díaz is known for his outspoken opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage(). == Early life and career == Born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, Díaz has been a resident of New York City since 1965. Prior to arriving in New York City Díaz had served in the United States Armed Forces beginning in 1960, ultimately obtaining an honorable discharge three years later.〔(Rubén Díaz Biography )〕 He would go on to graduate with a Bachelor's Degree from Herbert H. Lehman College. Later, in 1978, he became an ordained minister of the Church of God, whose headquarters are located in Cleveland, Tennessee, and describes itself as evangelical and pentecostal. At the same time, Díaz served as Executive Director of the Christian Community Benevolent Association, Inc., and as a pastor at the Christian Community Neighborhood Church. In 1993, Díaz was appointed to serve on New York City's Civilian Complaint Review Board, and in 1997 he received an honorary doctorate from an evangelical university located in the Dominican Republic. Díaz expressed anger at Governor Eliot Spitzer after Spitzer reversed course and abandoned his plan to allow illegal immigrants to obtain New York driver's licenses. Díaz said he had been betrayed by Spitzer. Prior to his election to the State Senate in November 2002, Díaz served on the New York City Council, where he was the only elected member who was also an ordained minister. In 2010 Díaz was challenged by Carlos "Charlie" Ramos in a Democratic primary campaign. Díaz won the primary by a margin of 79% to 22%. Ramos' campaign complained of a number of polling irregularities, including intimidation of voters, bringing campaign literature into polling sites, and expelling certified poll watchers who worked for Ramos.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= More Reports of Election Irregularities: Ruben Diaz, Sr. Breaking the Law? )〕 Díaz has a son, Ruben Diaz, Jr., who currently is the Bronx Borough President. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rubén Díaz, Sr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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