Vargas, Edwin

Edwin Vargas Jr. is an American politician who served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 6th district in 2013. Before his election to the state house, Vargas made numerous runs for local office in Connecticut, stretching back to 1977, which mainly focused around the themes of public education, organized labor, and the preservation and empowerment of ethnic and national cultures. He was especially outspoken on the lack of Puerto Rican and Hispanic representation in politics.