PUERTO RICO

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LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline: November 2007
Primary: March 9, 2008

This page was last updated on March 11, 2008

GOVERNOR / GOVERNADOR:

Aníbal Acevedo-Vilá (PPD)*
Luis Fortuño (PNP/R) - US Resident Commissioner & RNC Member
Edwin Irizarry (PIP) - College Professor, '04 Resident Commissioner Candidate & '00 Senate Candidate
Rogelio Figueroa (PPR) - Party Co-Founder, Chemical Engineer, Businessman & Environmental Activist

Next Gubernatorial Elections in 2008

Legislature / Asamblea Legislativa de Puerto Rico:

House of Representatives / Cámara de Representantes)

Senate / Senado

U.S. RESIDENT COMMISSIONER:
(Comisionado Residente Washington)

[ Luis Fortuño (PNP)* - Candidate for Governor in 2008. ]
Pedro Pierluisi (PNP) - Ex-Secretary of Justice & Attorney
Alfredo Salazar (PPD) - Ex-Puerto Rico Government Development Bank President & Economist
Jessica Martinez (PIP) - Independence Activist & Attorney
Carlos Alberto Velázquez (PPR)

Next Resident Commissioner Election in 2008.

POLITICAL PARTIES:

National Democratic Party of Puerto Rico
National Republican Party of Puerto Rico / El Partido Republicano de Puerto Rico
New Progressive Party / Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP)
Popular Democratic Party / Partido Popular Democrático (PPD)
Puerto Rican Independence Party / Partido Independentista Puertoriqueño (PIP)
Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico / Puertorriqueños por Puerto Rico (PPR)

OTHER POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Citizens Education Foundation (Let Puerto Rica Decide)
El Nuevo Federalista
Taller de Formación Política
U.S. Council for Puerto Rican Statehood

COMMONWEALTH ELECTION OFFICE:

Election Commission / Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico (CEEPUR)

ISLAND NEWS SOURCES:

Elections in Puerto Rico
El Expresso de Puerto Rico
El Nuevo Día - (Política)
preUrbano.com
Primera Hora
Puerto Rican Political Resources
Puerto Rico Herald
Puerto Rico WOW! News
Red Betances (Marxist)
StarMedia
El Vocero de Puerto Rico
VotoInteligente.com

Radio PR 740 AM
Televicentro TV-4
Tu Universo Televisión / TUTV (PBS)
WAPA Radio 680 AM
WKAQ TV-2 (Telemundo)
WLII TV-11 (Univision)

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