Modesto Agosto Alicea (December 7, 1943 – October 22, 2016) was a Puerto Rican politician and senator. He was a member of the

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from 1997 to 2005 representing the Popular Democratic Party (PPD).

Early years and studies

Modesto Agosto Alicea was born on December 7, 1943, in Comerío,

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. He studied at the Horace Mann Tower Elementary School in Comerío, and then finished his high school at the Gabriela Mistral High School in

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. Agosto then received an

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in Business Administration and Accounting from the

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in San Germán.

Professional career

Agosto worked as Senior Project Engineer for Telecom Engineering Consultants and Bemac Technical Services during the 1970s and 1980s. From the mid-1980s to 1997, he worked as an Engineering Supervisor at the Puerto Rico Telephone Company.

Political career

Agosto was elected to the

for the first time in

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, representing the District of Ponce, along with Bruno Ramos. They were both reelected in

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. During that term, Agosto presided the Commission of Treasury at the Senate. Agosto and Ramos were reelected again in the 2004 general elections. During that term, Agosto presided the Commissions of Treasury, Health and Women Affairs, Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Quality, among others. Agosto and Ramos lost their place in the PPD ballot after losing at the 2008 PPD primaries.Primarias 2008: Escrutinio General
on CEEPUR Agosto died on October 22, 2016, of

Esophageal cancer Esophageal cancer (American English) or oesophageal cancer (British English) is cancer arising from the esophagus—the food pipe that runs between the throat and the stomach. Symptoms often include dysphagia, difficulty in swallowing and weigh ...

, at the age of 72 in

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