The 2016 New Progressive Party primaries was the
primary election
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s by which voters of the
New Progressive Party (PNP) chose its nominees for various political offices of Puerto Rico for the
2016 general elections. They were held on June 5, 2016 and also coincided with the
Democratic Party primaries in the island.
Candidates
Governor
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Pedro Pierluisi
Pedro Rafael Pierluisi Urrutia (born April 26, 1959) is a Puerto Rican politician and lawyer currently serving as governor of Puerto Rico. He has previously served as Secretary of Justice, Resident Commissioner, acting
Secretary of State, i ...
, incumbent
Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
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Ricky Rosselló Ricky may refer to:
Places
*Říčky (Brno-Country District), a village and municipality in the Czech Republic
*Říčky v Orlických horách, a village in the north of the Czech Republic
*Rickmansworth, a town in England sometimes called "Ricky"
...
, scientist and political activist, son of former
Governor of Puerto Rico
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The governor has a duty to enforce local laws, to co ...
Pedro Rosselló
Pedro Juan Rosselló González, (; born April 5, 1944) 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, a ...
Resident Commissioner
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Jenniffer González
Jenniffer Aydin González Colón (born August 5, 1976) is a Puerto Rican politician who serves as the 20th Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico. González has served in leadership positions in the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (PNP) and in ...
, incumbent member and former Speaker of the
House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
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Carlos Pesquera, former Secretary of the
Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works
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and gubernatorial candidate
Senate
At-large
* Frankie Amador
* Alba Iris Calderón
* Iván Díaz Carrasquillo
* Ramón Díaz
* Javier García Cabán
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Zoé Laboy
Zoé Laboy Alvarado (born September 17, 1964) is an American attorney and public servant. Laboy served as Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from 1997 to 2000. in 2016 she was elected to become a senator with the Ne ...
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Abel Nazario
Abel Nazario Quiñones (born 24 June 1970) is former senator at large of the 26th Senate of Puerto Rico and was mayor of Yauco, Puerto Rico. He was first elected in 2000 representing the New Progressive Party (PNP). He was reelected in 2004 , ...
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Margarita Nolasco Santiago
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Itzamar Peña
* Eric "Javo" Ramírez
* Mario Ramos Méndez
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Thomas Rivera Schatz
Thomas Rivera Schatz (born June 10, 1966) 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 o ...
* María Salgado Sánchez
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Larry Seilhamer
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Larry may refer to the following:
People Arts and entertainment
* Larry D. Alexander, American artist/writer
*Larry Boon ...
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José Chemo Soto
* Johanne Vélez
House of Representatives
At-large
*Néstor Alonso
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José Aponte
*Jorge Emmanuel Báez
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María Milagros Charbonier
*Joe Colón
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José Enrique Meléndez
*José Olmos Muñíz
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Lourdes Ramos
*Roberto Rivera
*Hiram Torres Montalvo
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José "Pichy" Torres Zamora
*Jesús Vélez
Results
The primaries were held on June 5, 2016. In it, newcomer
Ricky Rosselló Ricky may refer to:
Places
*Říčky (Brno-Country District), a village and municipality in the Czech Republic
*Říčky v Orlických horách, a village in the north of the Czech Republic
*Rickmansworth, a town in England sometimes called "Ricky"
...
narrowly defeated incumbent Resident Commissioner
Pedro Pierluisi
Pedro Rafael Pierluisi Urrutia (born April 26, 1959) is a Puerto Rican politician and lawyer currently serving as governor of Puerto Rico. He has previously served as Secretary of Justice, Resident Commissioner, acting
Secretary of State, i ...
to win the spot for Governor at the 2016 elections. Also,
Jenniffer González
Jenniffer Aydin González Colón (born August 5, 1976) is a Puerto Rican politician who serves as the 20th Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico. González has served in leadership positions in the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (PNP) and in ...
comfortably defeated
Carlos Pesquera with 71% of the votes to win the spot for Resident Commissioner.
Governor
Resident Commissioner
Senate
At-large
House of Representatives
At-large
See also
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Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico primaries, 2016
References
External links
Comisión Estatal de Elecciones
{{Puerto Rico political parties primaries
Primary elections in Puerto Rico
PNP
New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico)