Category: Elections
RepresentUS ignores US territories in campaign
RepresentUs was launched as a non-profit organization in 2012 by founder Josh Silver, with a...
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Puerto Rico to hold Democratic presidential primary in March
As one of his final acts in office, former Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló (NPP, D) signed...
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Ricardo Rosselló makes case for re-election
On March 2, the incumbent Governor of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rosselló announced his intention to...
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Guam’s political landscape doesn’t fall neatly into the Democrat-Republican binary
Guamanian politics don’t follow the same party lines as mainland America’s two major parties,...
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Carmen Yulin Cruz announces run for Puerto Rico governor
San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz (PDP) officially announced that she will run for Governor of...
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Voterfied could help solve some of democracy’s biggest problems
A democracy relies on participation, and participation rates in the US these days are low. Many...
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America’s most conservative Democratic governor is in Puerto Rico
The 2018 midterms grew the ranks of the Democratic Governors Association with 9 new members: 7...
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Blue wave extends to Guam, US Virgin Islands, as American Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands reelect Republicans
On November 6, residents of most US territories went to the polls to select their governors and...
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Population of Puerto Ricans nationwide growing rapidly, affecting national races
A new study released by the Center for Puerto Rican Studies points to a rapid pace of growth in...
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Puerto Ricans get spotlight in Florida Gubernatorial and Senate races
With competitive races for both Governor and US Senate in Florida, the Democratic and Republican...
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Lacking full representation, residents of US territories prepare to vote in 2018
They may not be sending voting representatives to Congress, or be able to vote for president, but...
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Puerto Rico’s political self-insularity causing low electoral turnout stateside
Puerto Rico has one of the highest levels of voter participation in the western hemisphere – yet...
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