José E. Serrano

José Enrique Serrano (born October 24, 1943) is an American politician who was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1990 until his retirement in 2021. Serrano, a Democrat from New York, represented a district that is one of the smallest in the country geographically, consisting of a few square miles of the heavily populated South Bronx in New York City. His district was also one of the most densely populated and one of the few majority Hispanic districts in the country. The district was numbered the 18th from 1990 to 1993 and the 16th from 1993 to 2013, and the 15th district from 2013 to 2021. He was the longest-serving Hispanic-American in the House. He did not run for re-election in 2020 due to a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, and Ritchie Torres was elected to succeed him.

José E. Serrano
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York
In office
March 21, 1990  January 3, 2021
Preceded byRobert Garcia
Succeeded byRitchie Torres
Constituency18th district (1990–1993)
16th district (1993–2013)
15th district (2013–2021)
Member of the New York Assembly
In office
January 1, 1975  March 21, 1990
Preceded byEugenio Alvarez
Succeeded byDavid Rosado
Constituency75th district (1975–1982)
73rd district (1983–1990)
Personal details
Born
José Enrique Serrano

(1943-10-24) October 24, 1943
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Political partyDemocratic
Children5, including José
EducationLehman College (dropped out)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1964–1966
Unit172nd Support Battalion
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