Ron de Lugo

The first Delegate from the Territory of the Virgin Islands. Born in Englewood, N. J. , August 2, 1930. Educated at Saints Peter and Paul School, St. Thomas, V. I. , and Colegio San Jose, P. R. Served in the United States Army, 1948-1950. Program director and announcer, Armed Forces Radio Service, 1948. WSTA radio, St. Thomas, V. I. , 1950. WIVI radio, St. Croix, V. I. , 1955. Virgin Islands territorial senator, 1956-1960, 1963-1966. Served as minority leader, 1958-1966. Democratic National Committeeman, 1959. Member, Democratic National Committee, 1960-1964. Administrator for St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands, April 1961-August 1962. Representative, Virgin Islands, Washington, D. C. , 1968-1972. Delegate, Democratic National Conventions, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-third, Ninety-fourth, and Ninety-fifth Congresses (January 3, 1973-January 3, 1979). Was not a candidate for reelection in 1978 to the Ninety-sixth Congress but was an unsuccessful candidate for election as Governor of the Virgin Islands. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-seventh and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1981-January 3, 1995). Was not a candidate for reelection in 1994 to the One Hundred Fourth Congress. Died on July 14, 2020, in Miami, Fla.