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Puerto Rico New Progressive Party gubernatorial nomination race heats up
The New Progressive Party gubernatorial nomination race in Puerto Rico has begun to heat between Pedro Pierluisi (D) and Jenniffer González-Colón (R). The Office of the Electoral Comptroller (OCE) wanted governor candidates to be in "strict compliance" with...
Candidates vie for open Puerto Rico resident commissioner seat in 2024
With Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón (NPP, R) running for Governor of Puerto Rico in 2024, candidates in the New Progressive Party (NPP) and Popular Democratic Party (PDP) are gearing up to run for the open seat. While the PDP seems poised to select...
Jennifer Gonzalez-Colon to challenge Pedro Pierluisi for New Progressive Party gubernatorial nomination
Puerto Rico's current Resident Commissioner, Jennifer Gonzalez-Colon (R), will challenge the current Governor, Pedro Pierluisi (D). Since both candidates are a part of the New Progressive Party (NPP), they will face off in the primaries next year. Gonzalez-Colon...
It’s time for Americans to take a stand on Puerto Rico’s status
By Alberto C. Medina This year marks the 125th anniversary of the US invasion of Puerto Rico. Since 1898, the island has existed in a political limbo: neither a state of the union nor a sovereign nation. To this day, Puerto Ricans remain, essentially, colonial...
Puerto Rican Independence Party insists on electoral alliance with the Citizens’ Victory Movement
Following the determination of the Appellate Court of Puerto Rico to maintain the prohibition on coalition candidacies, the Secretary-General of the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP), Juan Dalmau Ramírez, issued the following statements: "Regardless of the...
US Virgin Islands Governor Bryan facing controversy over involvement in British Virgin Islands politics
United States Virgin Islands Governor Albert Bryan Jr. (D), inaugurated in 2019, has encountered some legal challenges in recent months. According to USVI Elections Supervisor Caroline Fawkes, the campaign of Governor Bryan and Lt. Gov. Tregenza Roach has been...
Popular Democratic Party’s Carlos Delgado Altieri announces he will run again for Puerto Rico governor
Carlos Delgado Altieri will run for governor of Puerto Rico under the Popular Democratic Party again in 2024. Altieri has previously been the mayor of Isabela from 2001 to 2021. He also served as the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) president from 2020 to 2021....
Politician profile: Pedro Pierluisi
Editor's note: This is the first of a new series profiling the politicians of the United States territories, their history, positions, and future prospects. Pedro R. Pierluisi has been the governor of Puerto Rico since 2021. His journey to becoming involved in Puerto...
#TBT: July 13, 2023
On July 13, 1946, the first post-war election was held for seats in the Guam Congress. Among the winners was Rosa Aguigui of Merizo, pictured below, the first woman to win public office in Guam.
Puerto Rico’s Popular Democratic Party elects new president
Puerto Rico’s Popular Democratic Party elected Jesus Manuel Ortiz as its new president. There was a recount during the special election where 800 hand ballots were confirmed. Ortiz claimed victory over the mayor of Villalba, Luis Javier Hernández. The first...