Carlos Del Toro, candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates from the 88th District, will address the Fredericksburg Regional Democratic Breakfast TOMORROW, Saturday Feb. 3, 2007.
WHERE: Tickers Coffee, 2037 Plank Road, Fredericksburg 22401 (in the Westwood Shopping Center by STAPLES Office Superstore).
WHEN: Tomorrow, Saturday Feb. 3, 2007 at 9AM SHARP
DIRECTIONS: From I-95 Exit 130, head EAST approx. 3/10ths of a mile on Route 3 (Plank Road). The Westwood Shopping Center is on the left.
Born in Havana, Cuba. His dad was imprisoned by Fidel Castro, but got released long enough to get a 48-hour visa for the family to leave for the United States. After landing in Miami with just four suitcases and the clothes on their backs, the Del Toros settled in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City (think "West Side Story", only meaner and more rat-infested). Dad worked three jobs, and got the family moved to better digs in Queens, New York, where Carlos graduated from the New York City Public Schools. Carlos was chosen for admission to the U.S. Naval Academy where he graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering. Then, he embarked on a 20+ year career as a Naval Officer, highlighted by combat duty during Operation Desert Storm and his command of the Aegis class destroyer, U.S.S. Bulkeley, which was commissioned in New York Harbor in December, 2001 (in sight of Ground Zero).
During 1998-99, he was selected for a White House fellowship where he worked for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). That was the year the U.S. government yielded its first budget surplus in many years.
Commander Del Toro retired from the U.S. Navy, to be closer to family, and to start a very successful 8-person engineering firm. He, his wife Betty, and their four sons reside in North Stafford, Virginia.
Let's have a big turnout for these candidates!
Dan Smolen
Chair - Stafford County Virginia Democratic Committee