Conrado Vega

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Conrad Vega

| birth_name = Conrado M. Vega

| birth_date = June 22, 1938

| death_date = December 26, 2010 (aged 72)

| birth_place = South St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.

| party = Democratic

| state_senate = Minnesota

| district = 52nd

| term_start = 1977

| term_end = 1985

| predecessor = J. Robert Stassen

| successor = Jim Metzen

| death_place = Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, U.S.

| education = University of St. Thomas (BA)

}}

Conrado M. "Conrad" Vega (June 22, 1938 – December 26, 2010) was an American politician and educator.

Early life and education

Born in South St. Paul, Minnesota, Vega received his bachelor's degree from University of St. Thomas.

Career

Vega taught social studies at Lakeville North High School. He was the first Hispanic state senator in Minnesota.{{Cite book |last=Reid-Merritt |first=Patricia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oR19DwAAQBAJ&dq=Conrado+Vega+Minnesota&pg=PA468 |title=A State-by-State History of Race and Racism in the United States [2 volumes] |date=2018-12-07 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-4408-5601-3 |language=en}} Vega served in the Minnesota Senate from 1977 to 1985 as a Democrat.{{Cite web |title=Conrado Vega Obituary (2010) - Inver Grove Heights, MN - Pioneer Press |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/twincities/name/conrado-vega-obituary?id=22635192 |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=Legacy.com}}[http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=10684 Minnesota Legislators Past and Present-Conrado Vega]

References

Category:1938 births

Category:2010 deaths

Category:People from South St. Paul, Minnesota

Category:Schoolteachers from Minnesota

Category:University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) alumni

Category:Democratic Party Minnesota state senators

Category:20th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature