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'''Jenniffer Aydin González Colón'''{{efn|{{Spanish name|González|Colón|plain=yes}}}} (born August 5, 1976) is a [[politician]] and Republican that has occupied numerous leadership positions in the [[New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico|New Progressive Party]] (PNP in Spanish) and that is the current Chairwoman of the [[Puerto Rico Republican Party]]. Today, González serves in three prominent roles: as [[Party leaders of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico|Minority Leader]] of the [[House of Representatives of Puerto Rico]], as vice-chair of the PNP, and as the chair of the [[Puerto Rico Republican Party]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/politica/nota/jenniffergonzalezexigeentregadedocumentosfiscales-2087675/|title=Jenniffer González exige entrega de documentos fiscales|publisher=''[[El Nuevo Día]]''|date=2015-08-17|accessdate=2015-09-18}}</ref><ref name="elnuevodia1">{{cite web|url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/vicepresidentadelapalma-567188.html |title=ADENDI |publisher=Elnuevodia.com |date= |accessdate=2010-11-13}}</ref> Before serving in these roles, she was elected by her peers as the [[House of Representatives of Puerto Rico|29th Speaker of the House]]—becoming the youngest person to hold that post at the age of thirty-two.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/diario/noticia/politica/noticias/le_come_los_dulces_a_aponte/486699 |title=ADENDI |newspaper=[[El Nuevo Día]] |date= |accessdate=2010-11-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/politica/nota/solidaladupladerosselloygonzalezenelpnp-2101112/ |title=Sólida la dupla de Rosselló y González en el PNP |newspaper=[[El Nuevo Día]] |date=2015-09-18 |accessdate=2015-09-18 }}</ref> |
'''Jenniffer Aydin González Colón'''{{efn|{{Spanish name|González|Colón|plain=yes}}}} (born August 5, 1976) is a [[politician]] and Republican that has occupied numerous leadership positions in the [[New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico|New Progressive Party]] (PNP in Spanish) and that is the current Chairwoman of the [[Puerto Rico Republican Party]]. Today, González serves in three prominent roles: as [[Party leaders of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico|Minority Leader]] of the [[House of Representatives of Puerto Rico]], as vice-chair of the PNP, and as the chair of the [[Puerto Rico Republican Party]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/politica/nota/jenniffergonzalezexigeentregadedocumentosfiscales-2087675/|title=Jenniffer González exige entrega de documentos fiscales|publisher=''[[El Nuevo Día]]''|date=2015-08-17|accessdate=2015-09-18}}</ref><ref name="elnuevodia1">{{cite web|url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/vicepresidentadelapalma-567188.html |title=ADENDI |publisher=Elnuevodia.com |date= |accessdate=2010-11-13}}</ref> Before serving in these roles, she was elected by her peers as the [[House of Representatives of Puerto Rico|29th Speaker of the House]]—becoming the youngest person to hold that post at the age of thirty-two.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/diario/noticia/politica/noticias/le_come_los_dulces_a_aponte/486699 |title=ADENDI |newspaper=[[El Nuevo Día]] |date= |accessdate=2010-11-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/politica/nota/solidaladupladerosselloygonzalezenelpnp-2101112/ |title=Sólida la dupla de Rosselló y González en el PNP |newspaper=[[El Nuevo Día]] |date=2015-09-18 |accessdate=2015-09-18 }}</ref> |
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In 2015, González filed her candidacy to the PNP nomination for [[Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico]], Puerto Rico's sole non-voting seat in [[United States Congress|Congress]]. On June 5, 2016, she won the PNP nomination for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico |
In 2015, González filed her candidacy to the PNP nomination for [[Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico]], Puerto Rico's sole non-voting seat in [[United States Congress|Congress]]. On June 5, 2016, she won the PNP nomination for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico. |
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==Early life and education== |
==Early life and education== |
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Jenniffer González | |
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| Chairwoman of the Republican Party of Puerto Rico | |
| Minority Leader of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2013 | |
| Governor | Alejandro García Padilla |
| Preceded by | Luis Raúl Torres |
| 29th Speaker of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico | |
| In office January 12, 2009 – January 1, 2013 | |
| Governor | Luis Fortuño |
| Preceded by | José Aponte Hernández |
| Succeeded by | Jaime Perello |
| Vice-Chairwoman of the New Progressive Party | |
| Assumed office May 9, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Miriam J. Ramírez de Ferrer |
| At-Large Member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2005 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico for the 4th District | |
| In office February 28, 2002 – January 1, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Edison Misla Aldarondo |
| Succeeded by | Liza Fernández Rodríguez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jenniffer Aydin González Colón August 5, 1976 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | New Progressive Party Republican Party of Puerto Rico |
| Alma mater | University of Puerto Rico Inter American University of Puerto Rico |
| Occupation | career politician |
| Nickname | JGo |
Jenniffer Aydin González Colón[a] (born August 5, 1976) is a politician and Republican that has occupied numerous leadership positions in the New Progressive Party (PNP in Spanish) and that is the current Chairwoman of the Puerto Rico Republican Party. Today, González serves in three prominent roles: as Minority Leader of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, as vice-chair of the PNP, and as the chair of the Puerto Rico Republican Party.[1][2] Before serving in these roles, she was elected by her peers as the 29th Speaker of the House—becoming the youngest person to hold that post at the age of thirty-two.[3][4]
In 2015, González filed her candidacy to the PNP nomination for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico's sole non-voting seat in Congress. On June 5, 2016, she won the PNP nomination for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico.
Early life and education
González was born in San Juan to Jorge González and Nydia Colón, both lifelong public servants. She graduated from University Gardens High School and then studied her Bachelors Degree in Political Science at the University of Puerto Rico. Subsequently, she studied law at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico where she obtained both her juris doctor and an LL.M.[5]
Representative
González was first elected to the House of Representatives in a special election held on February 24, 2002, to fill the vacancy left by former House Speaker Edison Misla Aldarondo, after his resignation as Representative from San Juan's [[Puerto Rico Representative districts|4th District]. She was the first female elected representative of San Juan's Fourth District, the youngest member of the 14th Legislative Assembly, and the youngest woman ever to be elected to the Puerto Rico Legislative Assembly. Before being elected as Representative, González served as Chairwoman of the San Juan New Progressive Party Youth Organization and was very active in the Pro-Statehood Students movement while attending college.
González was re-elected in the 2004 Puerto Rico general elections, this time as an At-Large Representative. She served as Chairwoman of the House Government Affairs Committee, and as ranking member of the Budget, San Juan Development, Women's Affairs, and Internal Affairs Committees, as well as the Joint Commission for the Revision of the Civil Code of Puerto Rico.
Speaker of the House
González was re-elected for another term at the 2008 Puerto Rico general elections obtaining the most votes from her party, and the second most votes overall.[6] At the age of 32, she was elected House Speaker by members of her New Party for Progress delegation during a caucus held on November 7, 2008. González defeated incumbent House Speaker José Aponte Hernández in his bid for re-election to that post, becoming the youngest person in Puerto Rican history to be elected Speaker of the House, and the third woman to hold that seat.
Chairwoman of the Republican Party of Puerto Rico
In November 2015 González was unanimously elected as Chairwoman of the Republican Party of Puerto Rico after being the party's Co-Chair for eight years. She succeeded Aguadilla mayor Carlos Mendez in the position that once was held by former Governor Don Luis A. Ferré, founder of the New Progressive Party and Dr. Jose Celso Barbosa the founder of both the Republican Party and the statehood movement in Puerto Rico.
Post-Speakership career
In 2012, González was again re-elected this time gathering the most votes overall, despite the fact that her party lost the majority of seats.[7] The same night of the election, she was selected as Minority Leader of her party.[8]
On September 14, 2015, she announced that she was throwing her hat in the ring to succeed Rep. Pedro Pierluisi in Congress. Six days later, one of Pierluisi's rivals for the gubernatorial nomination, Ricardo Rosselló chose her as his running mate for the June 5, 2016 primary and, if successful, the November 8, 2016 general election. During the ten months the primary race lasted, various public opinion polls consistently showed her to have over 70% approval ratings of the electorate, making her the most popular politician of any political party on the Island.
On June 5, 2016 she won the NPP primary by a landslide margin of 70.54% of the vote[9] over her opponent Carlos Pesquera, thus becoming the first woman in the history of the NPP to be nominated to the Resident Commissioner seat in Congress for the November general elections.
See also
Notes
- ^ "Jenniffer González exige entrega de documentos fiscales". El Nuevo Día. 2015-08-17. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "ADENDI". Elnuevodia.com. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
- ^ "ADENDI". El Nuevo Día. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
- ^ "Sólida la dupla de Rosselló y González en el PNP". El Nuevo Día. 2015-09-18. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- ^ "Biografía - Hon. Jenniffer A. González Colón" (in Spanish). House of Representatives of Puerto Rico. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
- ^ "Elecciones Generales 2008". CEEPUR. 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- ^ "CEE Event". CEEPUR. 2012-12-29. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- ^ "Jenniffer González será la portavoz del PNP en la Cámara". El Nuevo Día. 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
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