Angel Taveras
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Angel Taveras is an American
lawyer and mayor of Providence, Rhode Island
. Taveras is the first Hispanic mayor of the city and the third elected and fourth serving Dominican-American mayor in the United States.
Angel Taveras attended public school in Providence and graduated from Harvard University
. He earned a law degree at Georgetown University
and is an attorney in private practice. Taveras ran for Congress unsuccessfully in 2000. From 2007 to 2010, he was a judge on the Providence Housing Court.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
lawyer and mayor of Providence, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
. Taveras is the first Hispanic mayor of the city and the third elected and fourth serving Dominican-American mayor in the United States.
Angel Taveras attended public school in Providence and graduated from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. He earned a law degree at Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
and is an attorney in private practice. Taveras ran for Congress unsuccessfully in 2000. From 2007 to 2010, he was a judge on the Providence Housing Court.