David Mercado Valderrama
David Valderrama | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 26th district | |
| In office January 9, 1991 – January 8, 2003 Serving with Rosa Lee Blumenthal, Christine M. Jones, C. Anthony Muse, Obie Patterson, and Kerry Hill | |
| Preceded by | Gloria G. Lawlah |
| Succeeded by | Veronica L. Turner |
| Constituency | Prince George's County, Maryland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Mercado Valderrama February 1, 1933 Manila, Philippines |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | Kris Valderrama |
| Residence | Fort Washington, Maryland |
David Mercado Valderrama (born February 1, 1933) is a Filipino-American politician from Maryland. He served as a Democratic member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1991 to 2003 and was the first Filipino-American elected to a state legislature on the mainland United States, as well as the first Asian American and first Filipino American elected to the Maryland General Assembly.