Herman Badillo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Herman Badillo

Puerto Rican politician

Date of Birth: 21-Aug-1929

Place of Birth: Caguas, Puerto Rico, United States

Date of Death: 03-Dec-2014

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Herman Badillo (pronounced bah-DEE-yoh; August 21, 1929 – December 3, 2014) was a Puerto Rican politician who served as borough president of The Bronx and United States Representative, and ran for Mayor of New York City.
He was the first Puerto Rican elected to these posts, and the first Puerto Rican mayoral candidate in a major city in the continental United States.