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Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez
Commissioner of the
New York City Department for the Aging

Incumbent

Assumed office
April 15, 2019
MayorBill De Blasio
Eric Adams
Preceded byDonna Corrado
63rd Secretary of State of New York
In office
January 1, 2007 – September 1, 2010
GovernorEliot Spitzer
David Paterson
Preceded byChris Jacobs
Succeeded byRuth Noemí Colón
Personal details
Born (1950-10-18) October 18, 1950 (age 73)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationHunter College (BA)
New York University (MPA)

Lorraine A. Cortés-Vázquez is an American government official who serves as the commissioner of the New York City Department for the Aging, and previously served as the 65th Secretary of State of New York, appointed by Governor Eliot Spitzer and serving in the cabinets of both Spitzer and his successor, David Paterson.[1]

Early life and education

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Cortés-Vázquez was born in East Harlem, New York City. She earned her undergraduate degree from Hunter College, and a Master of Public Administration from the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public ServiceatNew York University. She has pursued further studies at Columbia University's School of Non-Profit Management, as well as at the John F. Kennedy School of GovernmentatHarvard UniversityinCambridge, Massachusetts.[1]

Career

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A former vice president for Government and Public Affairs with Cablevision, she was chief of staff to former New York Assemblyman Roberto Ramirez. From 2001 to 2007, she served on the New York State Board of Regents. Since April 2019, she has been serving as Commissioner for the Department for the Aging under New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.[1]

As Secretary of State, she was formally responsible with accepting Spitzer's resignation from the governorship on March 17, 2008, due to a sex scandal. She also accepted the resignation of U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton when she resigned after she accepted the position of United States Secretary of State.

She serves as Executive Vice President for Multicultural Markets and Engagement for the AARP, resuming employment in the non-profit sector which included previous stints as executive director of Aspira of New York during the 1990s and president of the Hispanic Federation.[2][3]

In 2020, she was appointed by Mayor Bill De Blasio and confirmed by the New York State Senate to serve on the board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.[4]

Personal life

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Cortés-Vázquez is of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent and is the second person of Puerto Rican ancestry to serve as Secretary of State in a state of the Union, preceded only by Pedro Cortés, of Pennsylvania.[5]

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Mayor de Blasio Appoints Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez as Commissioner of the Department for the Aging" (Press release). New York City Office of the Mayor. April 9, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  • ^ ASPIRA Congratulates ASPIRAnte Lorraine Cortes on her new Appointment at AARP Archived 2010-10-19 at the Wayback Machine, ASPIRA.org; accessed August 2, 2017.
  • ^ Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez to Head AARP's New Multicultural Strategy, aarp.org, July 29, 2010.
  • ^ "MTA Board Members". MTA. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  • ^ New York Secretary of State Lorraine Cortés - Vázquez To Address The DANR 11th Annual National Conference in Providence Archived 2009-01-15 at the Wayback Machine from The Dominican American National Roundtable, date September 22, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2009.
  • [edit]
    Political offices
    Preceded by

    Christopher Jacobs

    Secretary of State of New York
    2007–2010
    Succeeded by

    Ruth Noemí Colón


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