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Article: ST. PAUL MAYOR RACE; THE DFL CANDIDATES; Rafael Ortega; www.ortegaformayor.com.(NEWS)
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- April 29, 2005
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Byline: Jackie Crosby; Staff Writer
- Age: 53
- Born: Jan. 8, 1952, on the Lower East Side of New York City, oldest of four children born to Puerto Rican immigrants. His mother was a seamstress, his father was in the merchant marine.
- Family: Divorced; children Gabriela and Emilio.
- Education: Double major in history and sociology at Fordham University in 1974; Master of Social Work, University of Minnesota, 1981.
- Current job: Ramsey County commissioner. He was elected in 1994 and was the state's first Hispanic to serve on a county board.
- Previous jobs: Director of Hispanic ministries at the Minnesota Council ...