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Your complete directory of Commonwealth of Puerto Rico candidates for Governor and Congress in the current election cycle ... Puerto Rican political parties ... the official government site ... and Puerto Rican news sources.

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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