Puerto Rico: Micro-Independence to Break the Status Stalemate
For decades, Puerto Rico's political parties have been strictly divided along island status lines. The Popular Democratic Party (PDP), currently ...Feeling blue in Puerto Rico
The Hill (blog)-Apr 23, 2014Explore in depth (135 more articles)Opinion: Puerto Rico Statehood Is A Moral, Democratic And ...
The report clearly reveals that the state of Puerto Rico will not have a ... Senate Minority Leader of the New Progressive Party in Puerto Rico.US Colonialism and Puerto Rico's Fiscal Crisis
Puerto Rico, is usually thought of as a tourism destination or is ... of the governing PopularDemocratic Party (“Commonwealth”) in order to ...Lew Oliver, Puerto Rico, and the firestorm over his comments
... Democratic and Puerto Rican leaders, bloggers and commentators. ... of Puerto Ricans were registering either as Democrats or "no party ...The high cost of Puerto Rican statehood
If Puerto Rico became a state, it could cost the federal government up to ... of Federal Affairs for the Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico.Puerto Rico Report Feeds Statehood Debate
Huffington Post-Apr 2, 2014Explore in depth (146 more articles)Puerto Rican's March for the Decriminalization of Marijuana
He added that the movement supports a project promoted by the legislator Miguel Pereira, member of the ruling People's Democratic Party, which seeks to ...Colonialism and Puerto Rico's Fiscal Crisis
Puerto Rico, is usually thought of as a tourism destination or is ... of the governing PopularDemocratic Party (“Commonwealth”) in order to ...Flanders activist at Mideast conference
She is a past coordinator of the Meretz Party's Civil and Human Rights group ... She said Tunisia is moving towards a system of democratic socialism ... Born in Puerto Rico and raised in the Bronx, Santiago worked at WBAI ...GOP Chair In Florida County Under Fire For Calling Puerto Rico ...
A county GOP party chairman in Florida is under fire for apparently blaming an ... In his original comments to the Sentinel, Oliver said Puerto Ricans were ... in Orange County,” said the DemocraticHispanic Caucus of Florida, ...GOP chair Oliver apologizes at length for Puerto Rico comments
Orlando Sentinel (blog)-Apr 15, 2014Explore in depth (21 more articles)Florida GOP Leader Blames Republican Decline On 'Influx of Puerto ...
And the number registering as “other/no party affiliation” slightly surpassed Republicans. Though both Republican and Democratic officials in the county credited the ... According to him, Puerto Ricans have gotten tired of their ...
Read the whole story
· · · · ·
The Republican Party (Spanish: Partido Republicano) is a political party in Puerto Rico, and the affiliate of the national Republican Party of United States. The party supports statehood for the island. Carlos Méndez, the Mayor of Aguadilla, is the local chairman and the party is based in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico Republican Party chairpersons[edit]
History[edit]
Once the Spanish-American War ended in 1898, a wing of the Autonomist Party, an old party from Spanish colonial times, founded The Republican Party on July 4, 1899. This new party favored joining the United States as a federated state and was led by Dr. José Celso Barbosa. The party was ideologically conservative and was seen as representing the island's large sugar industry.
In 1924 the party split into two factions. One faction joined with the Union Party to form the Alianza(The Alliance), a pro-autonomy group. The other faction, renaming itself the Pure Republican Party, joined with the Socialist Party to form the pro-statehood Coalición (The Coalition).
In 1932, part of the Alianza returned to the Pure Republican Party, and the party was renamed theRepublican Union. The Republican Union eventually dissolved in the 1930s and became the Puerto Rican Republican Party.
In 1967 a split in the Republican Statehood Party between leaders Miguel A. García Méndez and Luis A. Ferré over the 1967 status plebiscite led to the formation of the New Progressive Party (NPP). The division caused the Republican Statehood Party to be dissolved after the 1968 elections when it did not poll the number of votes necessary to retain its party registration. The New Progressive Party went on to win the 1968 elections.
The Republican Party nowadays effectively functions as the conservative wing of the PNP. Luis Fortuño was re-elected by the Republican Party of Puerto Rico's General Assembly to continue serving as National Committeeman, a position he has held since 2001. He won reelection as National Committeeman in the GOP convention held on May 20, 2007 in Yauco, Puerto Rico.
Further reading[edit]
Trías Monge, José. Puerto Rico: The Trials of the Oldest Colony in the World (Yale University Press, 1997) ISBN 0-300-07618-5
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
Read the whole story
· ·
The Puerto Rico Democratic Party is the local branch of the Democratic Party in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Party membership consists of supporters of both the current Commonwealth status and those who favor statehood for Puerto Rico.
Leaders[edit]
The party's local chairman is Hon. Roberto Prats, its vice chair is Luisette Cabanas and its executive director is Liza M. Ortiz-Camacho.[1]
Membership[edit]
Participation in Puerto Rico's delegate selection process is open those who wish to participate as Democrats and participants may not take part in any other party's Presidential Nominating process. Individuals who wish to participate in the Senate District Caucuses must register with the State Party's local committee.[2]
Sixty of 67 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are pledged to presidential contenders based on the results of local committet Senate District Caucuses. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be pledged National Convention delegates at either the senatorial district or islandwide level.[2]
Forty district delegates are proportionally pledged to presidential contenders by local Puerto Rico Senatorial districts. As of 1 July 2011 the proportions were as follows:[2]
- District 1 San Juan: 4
- District 2 Bayamón: 5
- District 3 Arecibo: 4
- District 4 Mayagüez: 4
- District 5 Ponce: 4
- District 6 Guayama: 4
- District 7 Humacao: 4
- District 8 Carolina: 4
In addition, 13 at-large and 7 Pledged Party Leaders and Elected Officials (PLEOs) delegates are pledged to presidential contenders based on the presidential preferences of the 40 district level delegates as pledged by the Senate District Caucuses. Hence, the National Convention District delegates are pledged from the preferences expressed at the Caucuses while the National Convention statewide delegates are pledged using the preferences of the National Convention District delegates.[2]
Youth activities[edit]
The Young Democrats of America (YDA), Puerto Rico Chapter, is the official youth branch of the Puerto Rico Democratic Party. The current National Committeeman of YDA, Francisco Domenech, is the first Puerto Rican elected to his current position and also serves as a member of the DNCalongside state Chairman Roberto Pratts and Secretary of State Kenneth McClintock.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
Read the whole story
· ·
Democratic Party (Puerto Rico) - Wikipedia, the free ...
The Puerto Rico Democratic Party is the local branch of the Democratic Party in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Party membership consists of supporters of ...Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico) - Wikipedia, the free ...
en.wikipedia.org/.../Popular_Democratic_Party_(Puerto_Rico)WikipediaLoading...The Popular Democratic Party (PDP) —Spanish: Partido Popular Democrático (PPD)— is a political party that advocates for maintaining the current political ...
- PanAm Post (blog) - 2 days agoFor decades, Puerto Rico's political parties have been strictly divided along island status lines. The Popular Democratic Party (PDP), currently ...
- The Hill (blog) - 1 day ago
More news for democratic party of puerto rico
Puerto Rico Government
Puerto Rico is a self-governing commonwealth in association with the United States. ... The major political parties are: Popular Democratic Party (PPD) 787-
Puerto Rico vote endorses statehood with asterisk - Yahoo ...
Partido Popular Democrático
Democrats 'rigging' Puerto Rico path to statehood?
<a href="http://www.wnd.com/2010/04/146949/" rel="nofollow">www.wnd.com/2010/04/146949/</a>
WorldNetDaily
Loading...
Searches related to democratic party of puerto rico
