What is Ron de Lugo?
{{Infobox officeholder | image name = Ron de Lugo.jpg | birth_date = {{birth date|1930|8|2}} | birth_place = [[Englewood, New Jersey|Englewood]], [[New Jersey]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2020|7|14|1930|8|2}} | death_place = [[Florida]], U.S. | office = Delegate to the <br> [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] <br> from the [[United States Virgin Islands|U.S. Virgin Islands]]' [[United States Virgin Islands' at-large congressional district|at-large]] <br> district | term_start = January 3, 1981 | term_end = January 3, 1995 | preceded = [[Melvin H. Evans]] | succeeded = [[Victor O. Frazer]] | term_start1 = January 3, 1973 | term_end1 = January 3, 1979 | preceded1 = ''constituency established'' | succeeded1 = [[Melvin H. Evans]] | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | spouse = Maria Morales Viera<br>Sheila Paiewonsky | residence = [[Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands|Saint Croix, V.I.]] | children = | religion = | allegiance = {{flag|United States|1912}} | branch = [[United States Army]] | serviceyears = 1948–1950 | unit = [[American Forces Network|Armed Forces Radio]] }} '''Ron de Lugo''' (August 2, 1930 &ndash; July 14, 2020) was an American politician. He was the first [[Delegate (United States Congress)|Delegate]] from the [[United States Virgin Islands]] to the [[United States House of Representatives]]. De Lugo was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[Delegate (United States Congress)|Delegate]] to the United States House of Representatives, serving from January 3, 1973 to January 3, 1979. De Lugo chose not to seek re-election to the U.S. House in 1978 in order to pursue a bid for [[Governor of the United States Virgin Islands]]. De Lugo challenged incumbent Democratic Governor [[Juan Francisco Luis]] in the 1978 gubernatorial election.<ref name=vidn>{{cite news|first=Penny|last=Feuerzeig |title=Luis-Millin, Evans Beats Watlington |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-jZOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oUYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=