Antonio Pagán
Antonio Pagán | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New York City Council from the 2nd district | |
| In office January 1, 1992 – December 31, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Miriam Friedlander |
| Succeeded by | Margarita López |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 22, 1958 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | January 25, 2009 (aged 50) New York City, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Antonio Pagán (August 22, 1958 – January 25, 2009) was an American politician, who held roles in the municipal government of New York City. He represented the 2nd district of the New York City Council for six years, and was subsequently appointed the city's commissioner of the Department of Employment by mayor Rudy Giuliani in 1998.
Pagán, a native of Manhattan who spent much of his early life in Puerto Rico, became one of the two first openly gay men elected to the New York City Council in 1991, along with Thomas Duane, after Pagán narrowly upset the incumbent, Miriam Friedlander, in a close-fought Democratic primary.