José Enrique Serrano (born October 24, 1943) is a New York politician, currently representing the state's 16th Congressional district (map) in the United States House of Representatives.
Serrano was born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. At a young age, Serrano moved to The Bronx. Serrano served in the United States Army from 1964 to 1966. His son, Jose M. Serrano is a member of the New York State Senate.
Serrano was elected to the New York state assembly in 1974 as a Democrat.
In 1990, Serrano won a special election for a vacated House of Representatives seat. Serrano is an advocate of ending the embargo on Cuba and for 'English Plus' which would encourage Americans to become bilingual.
In 2005, Serrano introduced a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as president. It was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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