Vargas Vidot
Vargas Vidot | |
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Puerto Rican Senate from at-large district | |
Assumed office January 2, 2017 | |
Personal details | |
Born | José Antonio Vargas Vidot May 22, 1956 Independent |
Website | vargasvidot |
José Antonio "Chaco" Vargas Vidot
Early life and education
José Vargas Vidot was born in
Career
Near the end of the 1980s, José Vargas Vidot worked for the public health system, in the Immunology Center of the Family Health Center in Cataño. From 1986 to 1991, he worked as coordinator of experimental clinical trials, while also collaborating with the Office for AIDS Affairs. He was also part of an investigation program destined to define the prevalence of the illness in Puerto Rico. In 1990, Vargas Vidot and a group of AIDS patients started a project to educate fellow patients about alternative treatment.
Political career
In 2015, Vargas Vidot announced he would run for the Senate of Puerto Rico.[5][6] On November 8, 2016 Vargas Vidot was elected as the first independent senator in the history of Puerto Rico with a total of 157,788 votes, garnering the most votes of any legislative candidate for a total of 10.76% of the votes.[7]
References
- ^ "Mi Historia".
- ^ "Vargas Vidot busca expandir su plan nacional para combatir las drogas". Primerahora.com. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
- ^ "Senadores por Acumulación". CEEPUR. November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ "Iniciativa Comunitaria: Fundador". Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ "Vargas Vidot aspirará a puesto independiente en la Legislatura | El Nuevo Día". Elnuevodia.com. 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
- ^ "Vargas Vidot aspirará al Senado | El Vocero de Puerto Rico". Elvocero.com. 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
- ^ "Vargas Vidot, entre el asombro y el ánimo para el "caucus alterno"". Retrieved 2016-11-09.