Luis Diaz (politician) explained

Luis M. Diaz
State Assembly:New York
District:86th
Term Start:2003
Term End:2008
Children:5
Occupation:politician

Luis M. Diaz is a former New York State Assembly member[1] for the 86th district, first elected in 2002 when the Bronx district was created.[2] In 2008, he stepped down as assemblyman to take a community affairs position in the administration of Governor David A. Paterson.[1] Diaz was appointed Bronx County Clerk for the New York State Supreme Court in 2009. He was suspended in 2020 and resigned in 2022, when he pleaded guilty for falsely certifying that an organized-crime defendant had completed his court-mandated community service from a previous sentence.[3] [4]

Diaz was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. He moved to the Bronx as a child, attended public schools, and received a B.A. in Political Science from SUNY Old Westbury. Prior to his election, he served as executive director of Neighborhood Enhancement Training and Services, a nonprofit social service organization in the Bronx.[2] He has five children.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A New Dominican Face in Bronx Politics . Jonathan P. . Hicks . The New York Times: City Room . 25 July 2008 . 29 July 2014.
  2. News: Assembly District 86 . https://web.archive.org/web/20021101014216/http://www.gothamgazette.com/eyeonalbany/assembly/district86.shtml . Gotham Gazette . 23 October 2002 . 1 November 2002.
  3. News: Bronx politician guilty of helping alleged Genovese associate . Joseph . Konig . . 20 July 2022 . 21 July 2022.
  4. News: Ex-Bronx County Clerk Diaz pleads guilty in court, quits over scheme to aid alleged mob associate . Aliya . Schneider . Bronx Times . 20 July 2022 . 21 July 2022.