San Juan is the capital city and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2020 census,it is the 57th-largest city under the jurisdiction of the United States,with a population of 342,259. San Juan was founded by Spanish colonists in 1521,who called it Ciudad de Puerto Rico.
Rafael Hernández Colón was a Puerto Rican politician who served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 1973 to 1977 and 1985 to 1993 for a total of three terms. An experienced politician,Hernández held the record for having been the youngest Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to date,having won his first term at the age of 36. Hernández was also the person to have run for governor the most times,a total of five. During his terms as governor,Hernández Colón's administrations were known for trying to invigorate the Puerto Rican economy as well as for defending the political status quo of the island. He is also the second longest-serving Puerto Rico Governor with 12 years of service due to his three terms.
Carlos Antonio Romero Barceló was a Puerto Rican politician who served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 1977 to 1985. He was the second governor to be elected from the New Progressive Party (PNP). He also served 2 terms in Congress as the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001.
Sila María Calderón Serra is a Puerto Rican politician,businesswoman,and philanthropist who was the governor of Puerto Rico from 2001 to 2005. She is the first woman elected to that office. Prior to her term as governor,Calderón held various positions in the government of Puerto Rico,including the 12th Secretary of State of Puerto Rico from 1988 to 1989,and Chief of Staff to Governor Rafael Hernández Colón. She was also mayor of San Juan,the capital of Puerto Rico,from 1997 to 2001.
Pedro Juan RossellóGonzález is a Puerto Rican physician and politician who served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001. He was President of the New Progressive Party from 1991 to 1999 and 2003 to 2008,and served as Senator for the District of Arecibo from 2005 to 2008. His son,Ricardo,was also Governor of Puerto Rico from 2017 to 2019.
Thomas Rivera Schatz is a Puerto Rican politician,legal advisor,attorney,and former prosecutor,who was the fourteenth and sixteenth President of the Senate of Puerto Rico. He is affiliated with New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico and the mainland Republican Party. On July 22,2019,Rivera Schatz announced that he will take over as acting chair of the PNP following the resignation of Ricardo Rossellódue to the Telegramgate scandal.
Orlando Parga Figueroa is a Puerto Rican politician and former member of the Senate of Puerto Rico. He served as President pro tempore of the Senate from 2005 to 2009.
Jorge Adolfo de Castro-Font is a former Puerto Rican senator and former member of the House of Representatives. Originally,he was a member of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) but became an independent representative in 2001 after inner disputes with his party. In 2002,he became a member of the New Progressive Party (PNP) and was elected Senator in 2004 and 2008,despite inner struggles within the party and legal issues.
Tommy Olivencia was a renowned Puerto Rican bandleader of salsa music.
Juan Manuel Dalmau Ramírez is a Puerto Rican politician,attorney and a former candidate for Governor of Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rican Independence Party. He was previously a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico.
Jorge Santini Padilla is a Puerto Rican politician who previously served as the mayor of San Juan.
Roberto Arango-Vinent is an American politician who served in the Senate of Puerto Rico from January 2005 until August 2011 representing the San Juan district for the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (NPP),which is a conservative group derived from the Republican Statehood Party.
Eduardo Bhatia Gautier is a Puerto Rican attorney and politician. Bhatia is a former 15th President of the Senate of Puerto Rico and executive director of the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration.
JoséLuis Dalmau Santiago is an attorney and politician. He is the current President of the Senate of Puerto Rico. On February of 2023,he announced that he was evaluating the possibility of a PDP candidacy for governor of Puerto Rico in the 2024 elections.
Jorge Silva Puras is a Puerto-Rican public servant and government official.
Carlos J. "Johnny" Méndez Núñez is a politician from Fajardo,Puerto Rico. He represents District 36 in the Puerto Rico House of Representatives and assumed the role of Majority Leader upon the resignation of Rolando Crespo as a member of the House in February,2011.
Roger J. Iglesias Suárez is a Puerto Rican politician. He was a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 1992 to 2000 and 2011 to 2013. In 2011,he was elected to fill the vacant seat left by the resignation of Héctor Martínez.
Francisco "Junior" González Rodríguez,was a Puerto Rican politician from the New Progressive Party (PNP). He served as member of the 21st Senate of Puerto Rico from 1997 to 2001,and as member of the 27th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico from 2005 to 2009.
Víctor L. Parés Otero is a Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the New Progressive Party (NPP). He replaced Liza Fernández as a member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from 2012 to 2013 representing District 4.
The 2020 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election was held on November 3,2020,to elect the governor of Puerto Rico,concurrently with the election of the Resident Commissioner,the Senate,the House of Representatives,and the mayors of the 78 municipalities. Incumbent New Progressive Party Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced,who succeeded to the governorship on August 7,2019,was eligible to run for a full term in office,which she announced on December 16,2019.
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