On January 11, 1982, Carlos Camacho ended his tenure as the first elected governor of the Northern Mariana Islands after serving as a Democrat since 1978 following the election in 1977. He attended the Fiji School of Medicine and the University of Hawaiʻi.
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William-José Vélez González is a native from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, and a graduate from Florida International University in biomedical engineering, engineering management, and international relations. A designer with a strong interest in science, policy, and innovation, he previously served as the national executive vice president of the Puerto Rico Statehood Students Association. William-José lives in Washington, DC, where he works at the Children's National Research Institute and runs Opsin, a nonprofit design studio dedicated to making design more accessible. You can see him on Love is Blind as Lydia's brother. He is the founder and Editor in Chief of Pasquines.
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