Louis Niñé
Member of the New York State Assembly
In office January 1, 1971 – March 14, 1983
Preceded by	Edward A. Stevenson, Sr.
Succeeded by	Hector L. Diaz
Constituency	78th district (1971–1972) 79th district (1973–1982) 78th district (1983)
Personal details
Born	December 18, 1922 Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Died	March 14, 1983(1983-03-14) (aged 60) Bronx, New York
Political party	Democratic
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch/service	United States Army
Battles/wars	World War II

Louis Niñé (December 18, 1922 – March 14, 1983) was an American politician from New York.

Life

Louis Niñé (the surname is pronounced neen-YAY) was born on December 18, 1922, in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. There he attended grammar school and high school. During World War II he served in the United States Army. He graduated B.S. from Fordham University in 1950.^[1] He worked for the New York City Social Services, and then for the New York State Department of Labor, and entered politics as a Democrat. Later he engaged in the real estate and insurance business. He married Jutta Bock, and they had two children, Anna and Joseph.

He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1971 until his death in 1983, sitting in the 179th, 180th, 181st, 182nd, 183rd, 184th and 185th New York State Legislatures. He was Chairman of the Democratic Assembly Conference from 1976 to 1980. In 1978, he ran on the Democratic and Conservative tickets in the special election to fill the vacancy in Congress caused by the resignation of Herman Badillo. In the Democratic primary he defeated State Senator Robert García, but in the special election Niñé was defeated by Garcia who ran on the Republican and Liberal tickets.^[2]

Niñé died on March 14, 1983, at his home in the Bronx, of cancer.^[3]

Louis Niñé Boulevard (formerly Wilkins Av), in Crotona Park East, Bronx, was named in his honor in 1985.^[4]

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