Henry Neumann Zayas (born December 12, 1950) is an attorney, and a former state senator for the District of San Juan (PNP-R) Former
Secretary of Sports and Recreation of Puerto Rico
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.
After finishing high school entered
Georgetown University
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in
Washington, D.C.
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, where he earned a Bachelor in business administration with honors in 1972. Once
completed University, Served in the United States Army. Returned to the island for study at the
University of Puerto Rico School of Law
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, where he obtained the degree of Juris Doctor for the 1975.
A former basketball player, he served for many years as president of Puerto Rico's National Superior Basketball league.
In March 2008, he aspired to become one of the
New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico
The New Progressive Party (, PNP) is a political party in Puerto Rico that advocates for statehood.PNP primaries, but ended up in seventh place.
In June 2008, he was selected as a member of the
2010 Central and Caribbean Games
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Organizing Committee. The Games were held in Mayagüez during the summer of 2010. To facilitate the government's collaboration with the Games,
Governor
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Luis Fortuño
Luis Guillermo Fortuño Burset (born 31 October 1960) is a Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rican politician who served as the governor of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States, from 2009 to 2013.
Fortuño served as the first Secre ...
appointed him to chair a 25-member coordinating committee, composed of Puerto Rico government agency heads.
On October 26, 2015, Neumann announced his Senate candidacy on behalf of the
New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico
The New Progressive Party (, PNP) is a political party in Puerto Rico that advocates for statehood.Senate of Puerto Rico
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