Peña, Federico

LC control no.	n 89619574
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Peña, Federico *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Associated country	United States
Located	Denver (Colo.) Brownsville (Tex.) Austin (Tex.)
Birth date	1947-03-15
Place of birth	Laredo (Tex.)
Affiliation	University of Texas at Austin Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Profession or occupation	Mayors Attorneys Legislators lcsh
Found in	nuc88-11836: His The impact of immigrants on American society, 1985 (hdg. on OCH rept.: Peña, Federico; usage: Federica [sic] Pena) LC data base, 4-3-89 (hdg.: Peña, Federico) U.S. Cong. Senate. Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources. Federico E. [i.e. F.] Peña nomination, hearing ... 1997: t.p. (to be secretary of the Department of Energy) p. 77 (Peña, Federico F.; b. 3/15/47; 7/83-6/91, mayor, city and county of Denver, Colo.; 1/93-1/96, secretary of transportation) Phone call to office of secretary of energy, 6/9/97 (Federico F. Peña) OCLC 13211807: (The impact of immigrants on American society, 1985; presented at the National Executive Council Meeting of the American Jewish Committee, November 10, 1985) Info. from American Jewish Committee, New York, N.Y., 6/16/97 (National Executive Council Meeting, Nov. 7-19, 1985, Hyatt Regency Miami; Contents, Sunday, 8:00 AM, "Acculturation of Immigrants: the New Challenge," Hon. Federico Pena, mayor of Denver) Meier, Matt S. Mexican American biographies, 1988: pages 173-174 (Federico Peña, born in Laredo, Texas on March 15, 1947. Family moved to Brownsville, Texas when he was a small child. Entered University of Texas at Austin in 1964 where he earned his BA and law degrees (1971). Worked in an El Paso law office then moved to Denver where he worked as a lawyer for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Elected to the Colorado state legislature in 1978 and reelected in 1980. Won election as mayor of Denver, Colorado in 1982)
Associated language	eng