Republican Party of Puerto Rico

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Republican Party of

Puerto Rico
Party Chairman Carlos Méndez
Founded 1854
Headquarters #1629 Piñero Ave.
San Juan, PR 00920
Political ideology Center-right
Conservatism
Economic liberalism
Political position
National affiliation Republican Party
Web Site www.goppr.org

The Republican Party of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Partido Republicano) is an affiliate of the national Republican Party in Puerto Rico, which supports statehood for the island. Carlos Méndez, the Mayor of Aguadilla, is the local chairman and the party is based on San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Congressman Luis G. Fortuño, the current Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, is the Puerto Rico Republican Party's top elected official.

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[edit] Puerto Rico Republican Party Chair

Chair Term
Gabriel Ferrer-Hernández 1899-1900
José Celso Barbosa 1900-1921
José Tous Soto 1921-1932
Rafael Martínez Nadal 1932-1940
Celestino Iriarte 1940-1952
Miguel A. García Méndez 1952-1975
Luis A. Ferré 1975-2003
Angel Cintrón 2003
Tiody Ferré 2003-2007
Carlos Mendéz 2007-present


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[edit] History

Once the Spanish-American War ended in 1898, a wing of the Autonomist Party, an old party from Spanish colonial times, founded The Republican Party on July 4, 1899. This new party favored joining the United States as a federated state and was led by Dr. José Celso Barbosa. The party was ideologically conservative and was seen as representing the island's large sugar industry.

In 1924 the party split into two factions. One faction joined with the Union Party to form the Alianza (The Alliance), a pro-autonomy group. The other faction, renaming itself the Pure Republican Party, joined with the Socialist Party to form the pro-statehood Coalición (The Coalition).

In 1932, part of the Alianza returned to the Pure Republican Party, and the party was renamed the Republican Union. The Republican Union eventually dissolved in the 1930s and became the Puerto Rican Republican Party.

In 1967 a split in the Republican Statehood Party between leaders Miguel A. García Méndez and Luis A. Ferré over the 1967 status plebiscite led to the formation of the New Progressive Party (NPP). The division caused the Republican Statehood Party to be dissolved after the 1968 elections when it did not poll the number of votes necessary to retain its party registration. The New Progressive Party went on to win the 1968 elections.

Luis Fortuño was re-elected by the Republican Party of Puerto Rico's General Assembly to continue serving as National Committeeman, a position he has held since 2001. He won reelection as National Committeeman in the GOP convention held on May 20, 2007 in Yauco, Puerto Rico.

[edit] Further reading

Trías Monge, José. Puerto Rico: The Trials of the Oldest Colony in the World (Yale University Press, 1997) ISBN 0-300-07618-5

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