Ed Lopez
Ed Lopez | |
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National Vice Chairman of the Republican Liberty Caucus | |
In office September 13, 2011 – October 11, 2015 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Eduardo Jesus Lopez-Reyes June 26, 1974 San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States[1] |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Marie Anne Lopez |
Residence(s) | Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
Education | Fairview High School |
Alma mater | University of Rhode Island (BA) Durham University (MA) Durham University (PhD) |
Website | Ed Lopez |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army Reserve |
Eduardo Jesus Lopez-Reyes best known as Ed Lopez (born June 26, 1976) is an American politician and activist for the
Lopez is a member of
Early life and education
Lopez was born June 26, 1976, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. His mother was Puerto Rican and his father was an immigrant from Guatemala.[5] He was partially raised in Boulder, Colorado, where he graduated from Fairview High School.[6]
He served as a missionary for
Career
He was the managing editor of the online GAIA Review.
He is currently the owner and principal consultant of Wolf & King Strategies, a public relations firm, in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Politics
Early career
He was the founder and state chairman of the Republican Hispanic Assembly of Rhode Island by late 1997.
Republican Party
Lopez served as National Vice Chairman of the
Freedom to Marry
In March 2013, Lopez joined
2016 presidential election
Lopez, a member of the Republican Liberty Caucus, participated in a national tour sponsored by Our America Initiative to advocate for libertarian party participation in national presidential debates.[24][25][d] The 40-state tour included speakers such as Governors Gary Johnson and Bill Weld, Free the People's Matt Kibbe, political and communications consultant Liz Mair, Reason Foundation’s David Nott, Foundation for Economic Education’s Jeffrey Tucker, Libertarian Party's Carla Howell and Lopez.[24][e]
National popular vote
Lopez is an advocate of the
Personal life
Lopez resides in
Notes
- ^ Lopez graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 1999 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.[citation needed]
- Republican presidential primary.[16]
- ^ Lopez was identified as a leader in the movement.[20] Following an announcement of Republican support among state senators in Rhode Island, Lopez stated: "Rhode Island Republicans are leading the way to a more inclusive GOP — one that can continue to grow and stay relevant as America changes. Their actions today show that not only do they know the freedom to marry is completely in line with conservative values like personal liberty and the importance of family, they are working to make it a reality."[21]
- The Huffington Post in June 2016.[26] During an interview on C-SPAN's Washington Journal, Lopez was asked whether he planned to remain a Republican and whether he felt Governors Gary Johnson and Bill Weld were sufficiently libertarian to which his response was: "I still believe in the Republican Party. I would like to see the Republican Party come out of this stronger. I'm not here to define how libertarian the Johnson-Weld ticket is or isn't; I understand Libertarians debate this robustly."[27]
- ^ Lopez said during the tour, "The main reason that I chose to come on this tour and talk to millennials and talk to students all over the country is because in addition to being libertarian, I’m a realist, and so, I sympathized a lot with one of Gary Johnson’s principles of good government. And that’s a principle of realism."[28]
- ^ He was a collaborator and editor on Martin Popoff's book Pink Floyd: Album by Album and is the publisher of Publius Enigma, a website focused on Pink Floyd's post-1983 work.[34]
References
- ^ a b Shawn Zeller (June 25, 1998). "Language of Lopez". Providence Phoenix. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ Borsuk, Ken; Marchant, Robert (2022-11-09). "Greenwich Democrat Stephen Meskers beats Republican Ed Lopez to win CT state House 150th District race". GreenwichTime. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ^ Borsuk, Ken (2022-05-20). "Lopez to challenge Meskers for House seat as Greenwich finalizes races for state legislative seats". GreenwichTime. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ^ "District 3 | Greenwich, CT". www.greenwichct.gov. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
- ^ "Language of Lopez". Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ^ "Greenwich Representative Town Meeting District 3 candidate: Ed Lopez", Greenwich Time, Norwalk, Connecticut, October 25, 2019, Updated October 25, 2019.
- ^ Eduardo J. Lopez-Reyes (2011). "Moving from Durham into Politics" (PDF). University of Durham. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ "AUC Today Class Notes - Special Programs" (PDF). AUC. Fall 2008. p. 39. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ "Alumni Beyond Ustinov". Ten years of Ustinov College. 2015. pp. 36, 47.
- ^ "New student run political journal goes online at Durham - Durham University". Retrieved 2021-04-20.
- ^ a b c "Business People: Donna Nicholaides, Walter Schnecker, Clara Doss, Ed Lopez, Marie Lopez, Chris Houpis, Peter Dobratz, Karen Files, Kimberly Kohm, Krista Lalibert". Nashua Telegraph. December 9, 2009. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ a b "Ed Lopez State Representative", official campaign website. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- ^ Mark Bazer (December 18, 1997). "Born to be Mild: Rhode Island's College Republicans Defy the Stereotype of Hard-Core Party Animals". Providence Phoenix. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ "Official Election Results, Statewide Offices". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. November 3, 1998. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ "Young Eddie Makes his Move". Providence Phoenix. November 4, 1999. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ Jonathan Saltzman (September 9, 1999). "In R.I., Bush opts for contributions over kids". The Providence Journal. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Republican Liberty Caucus. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
National Board serving through 2015: Vice Chair Ed Lopez of Connecticut
- ^ Robert Cook (November 18, 2011). "Five Portsmouth Residents to Serve on Jon Huntsman's Leadership Team". Portsmouth Path. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ "Huntsman Hotties Join Young Conservatives for the Freedom to Marry Group". The Contributor. March 13, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ a b John DiStaso (June 4, 2014). "'Young Conservatives for Freedom to Marry' in NH to launch campaign to reform RNC platform". NH Journal. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ "RI Republican Senate Caucus Supports Marriage Equality". The Contributor. April 23, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ a b c Zeke J. Miller (March 5, 2015). "More Than 300 Republicans Call on Supreme Court to Recognize Gay Marriage Nationally". Time. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ Karen Heller (July 30, 2015). "Freedom to Marry is going out of business. And everybody's thrilled". Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ a b Jack Jacobs (October 18, 2016). "Liberty Tour comes to Williamsburg to talk election, personal freedom". The Virginia Gazette. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ "Libertarian Candidate Gary Johnson to Advocate for Third Party Inclusion". Good4Utah.com. October 31, 2016.
- ^ Michelle Fields (May 24, 2016). "Koch-Funded Efforts To Win Hispanics Crashing, Burning". Huffington Post. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ^ "Republican Support for Libertarian Candidates (video)". C-SPAN. August 8, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
Ed Lopez, co-chair of Republicans for Johnson/Weld, talked about why he and other Republicans were supporting the Libertarian ticket in 2016, as well as their work to bolster third-party candidates.
- ^ Allie Dignan (October 25, 2016). "Liberty Tour Visits Campus To Advocate For Johnson: Governor Gary Johnson Funds National Tour, Uses Comedy To Engage Students". Flat Hat News. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ "A Popular Electoral College (video)". Thirteen. September 2, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
Republican political strategist Ed Lopez discusses the federalist argument for the National Popular Vote.
- ^ "Ed Lopez on The Open Mind: A Popular Electoral College (video)". YouTube The Open Mind Channel. September 2, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
On this episode of The Open Mind, we're delighted to welcome Ed Lopez-Reyes to continue our discussion of the national popular vote movement with one of its most important grassroots advocates on the eastern seaboard.
- ^ "Libertarians for National Popular Vote About Us". libertariansfornationalpopularvote.com. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
We Are Libertarians for National Popular Vote.
- ^ Huge Shake-up on RTM
- ^ Eduardo J Lopez-Reyes: a Goal RTM members can agree on
- ^ New website explores the Pink Floyd universe post 1983
- ^ City Couple Supports Huntsman
- ^ Vision 2020 Should Focus on Nashua as Destination City
- ^ "New Hampshire Mormons Hope GOP Candidates Raise Awareness". Archived from the original on 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
Further reading
- Avila, Tomas A. (2007). Rhode Island Latino Political Empowerment. Milenio Publishing. ISBN 978-1928810063.
- Popoff, Martin (2018). Pink Floyd: Album by Album. Voyageur Press. ISBN 978-0760360613.
External links
- Ed Lopez committee website Archived 2011-09-09 at the Wayback Machine