Víctor L. Parés Otero (born July 18) is a Puerto Rican

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affiliated with the New Progressive Party (NPP). He replaced

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as a member of the

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from 2012 to 2013 representing

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Early years and studies

Víctor Parés was born in

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on July 18 to José Parés and Aida Otero. He was president of the Graduate Class of the Central High School in Santurce. Paréz completed a Bachelor in

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from the

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Political career

Parés began his political career in 1983, when he was elected President of the PNP Youth of Precinct 4. Eventually, he became Municipal President of the PNP Youth in

. In 1992, Parés became part of the team of then-candidate to San Juan City Hall,

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. Parés was also one of Díaz' candidates to the Municipal Assembly of San Juan. Although Díaz Olivo wasn't elected, Parés became part of the Municipal Assembly after the 1992 general election. In 1993, he was appointed vice president of the body. In 2002, he participated in a primary to fill a vacancy in the

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, representing District 4. However, he wasn't elected. Still, Parés became part of the team of then-candidate

, serving as her Campaign Director. After being elected, Fernández appointed Parés as Executive Director of her office, which he served until 2012. For the 2008 general election, Mayor of San Juan

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asked Parés to be part of his team of Municipal Legislators. With Santini's victory, Parés became a member of the Municipal Assembly of San Juan again. When Liza Fernández decided in 2011 to resign to her seat in the House to fill a vacancy in the

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, Parés presented his candidacy for the seat. He was elected in the 2012 primaries. After being sworn in on May 24, 2012, Parés became vice president of the Commission of Internal Affairs, as well as secretary of the Commission of Integrated Development of the Capital City, among others. Parés decided to run for the seat at the 2012 general election, but was unsuccessful.

References

External links

Víctor Parés Profile
on

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