Roberto Ramirez (politician)

Roberto Ramirez (born April 5, 1950) is a licensed attorney and graduate of NYU law school. He is currently a business and political strategist at the MirRam Group LLC, a consulting firm that he co-founded. Ramirez served as a New York State Assemblyman for five terms representing the 78th Assembly District in The Bronx from 1990 to 2000. He was elected Chairman of the Bronx Democratic County Committee 1996, becoming the nation's first county leader of Puerto Rican heritage, and served as a member of the Democratic National Committee.

Born in Puerto Rico in 1950, Mr. Ramirez received his associate degree in Computer Science from Bronx Community College and his Bachelor of Science Degree in Public Administration from New York University. Ramirez was awarded his law degree from New York University School of Law in 1993 and was admitted to the bar in 1997. Mr. Ramirez served as Of Counsel to the national labor law firm of Whatley, Drake & Kallas, LLC. and from 1998–1999 served as Of Counsel to McConnell Valdes LLC, offering services in areas of corporate and commercial practice. During this time, Mr. Ramirez also founded and served as a partner of the law firm of Oquendo, Ramirez, Zayas, Torres and Martinez LLP in the Bronx. As an attorney, and both prior to and during his time in public office, Mr. Ramirez worked as an activist in the crusade against social injustice and racism. Along with other New York leaders he led the protests to halt the U.S. bombing of the Puerto Rican Island of Vieques, spending 40 days in a Federal Penitentiary for his act of civil disobedience to stop the bombings. Mr. Ramirez also subjected himself to arrest in demonstrations in the wake of the shooting of Amadou Diallo. In 1998, The New York Post recognized Ramirez as one of the “50 Most Powerful People in New York City”. He was listed in New York Daily News as one of “50 New Yorkers to Watch in 1999”. In 2003, and in 2005, the Post named him one of “New York State’s 25 Most Influential Latinos”. Mr. Ramirez is credited with being the architect behind Fernando Ferrer’s 2001 and 2005 mayoralty campaigns. Additionally, Ramirez has served as a political strategist and consultant for the campaigns of candidates such as William Thompson for Mayor and Carl H. McCall for Governor as well as the campaigns of statewide candidates such as Senators Hillary Clinton and Chuck Schumer.

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