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This article is about the affiliate of the national United States GOP party. For the defunct local political party that operated from 1899 to 1924, see Partido Republicano Puertorriqueño.

Republican Party of Puerto Rico
Partido Republicano de Puerto Rico
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www.republicanpartyofpuertorico.gop

The Republican Party of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Partido Republicano de Puerto Rico) is the local affiliate of the national United States Republican Party in Puerto Rico. The affiliation started in 1903.[1] The party does not participate in the November elections mandated by the Constitution of Puerto Rico for local registered political parties because it is not a registered party in Puerto Rico for local electoral purposes.[2] Instead, the party holds its own elections to select the Puerto Rico delegates to the Republican National Convention and holds presidential primaries on the last Sunday of February.[b]

The Republican Party of Puerto Rico's ideology supports

resident commissioner of Puerto Rico, is the current local party chairperson.[3][4] The local affiliate is based in San Juan, Puerto Rico
.

History

The origin of the Republican Party of Puerto Rico can be traced to the aftermath of the

Autonomist Party), which had just formed Partido Autonomista Ortodoxo in 1897, founded a party with an ideology of annexation to the United States and called it Partido Republicano de Puerto Rico (Republican Party of Puerto Rico). This new party favored joining the United States as a federated state and was led by Dr. José Celso Barbosa
. In 1903 the Republican Party of Puerto Rico affiliated itself with the U.S. Republican Party.

In 1924 Partido Republicano de Puerto Rico split into two factions: one faction joined with the

Alianza (The Alliance), a pro-autonomy group, and the other faction, renamed itself Partido Republicano Puro (Pure Republican Party) and joined with the Socialist Party to form the pro-statehood Coalición (The Coalition).[5] The 1924 split brought Partido Republicano de Puerto Rico to an end,[6]
and Coalición became the de facto pro-statehood ideology.

Ideology

The Republican Party of Puerto Rico believes in equal and full citizenship rights for U.S. citizens of Puerto Rico, and that this can only be achieved through statehood for Puerto Rico.

Republican presidential primaries 2016 results

Candidates Recent positions Logo Island delegates Popular vote Senatorial districts
Donald Trump
Donald Trump 		Chairman of The Trump Organization

(1971–2017)

0 5,052 (13.1%)[7] None
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
U.S. Senator from Texas

(2013–present)

0 3,340 (8.6%)[7] None
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
U.S. Senator from Florida

(2011–present)

20 Delegates 27,485 (71.0%)[7] All 8 districts
Other Candidates 0 1,356 total votes None
Official Result by Puerto Rico's State Election Commission

See also

Notes

  1. OCLC 1627009
  2. ^ Presidential primaries of the Republican party are held in Puerto Rico on the last Sunday of February as long as it does not precede or coincide with the celebration of the presidential primary of the State of New Hampshire. If there is a conflict, the presidential Republican primary in Puerto Rico is held on the first Sunday of March. (See, Rules of the Republican Party. Section § 1324.)

References

  1. OCLC 1627009
  2. ^ The Green Papers: State and Local Government: Statutory Election Information. Richard E. Berg-Andersson. Research and Commentary. Accessed 15 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Biografía – Hon. Jenniffer A. González Colón" (in Spanish). House of Representatives of Puerto Rico. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  4. ^ "Jenniffer González se muestra decepcionada con decisión de Trump que afecta a la isla". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). September 5, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  5. OCLC 1627009
  6. ISBN 9781137263216
  7. ^ a b c "Puerto Rico Republican Delegation 2016". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved March 7, 2016.

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