 He served as Hispanic Liaison for former Attorney General Roland Burris and Latino Liaison during the 1994 campaign of gubernatorial candidate Dawn Clark Netsch.While with Attorney General Burris, Delgado organized and implemented the "Gun Turn in Day" program, which led to the removal of more than 142 illegal firearms from the streets of Chicago.The five years prior to his election as representative, Delgado worked as Director of Community Services for State Senator Miguel del Valle.