Zoraida Buxó Santiago (born 1963) is a Puerto Rican politician currently serving as a Shadow United States Senator.[1]
Zoraida Buxó | |
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.jpg) Buxó in 2023 | |
| United States Shadow Senator from Puerto Rico | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Carlos Romero Barceló |
| Secretary of Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation | |
| In office 1993–1995 | |
| Governor | Pedro Rosselló |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (BBA, JD) George Washington University (LLM) |
Early life and education
editBuxó was born in Puerto Rico in 1963. Completed a BA in Business Administration from the University of Puerto Rico. She received a master's degree in law from George Washington University Law School and a J.D. from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law.[citation needed]
Career
editBuxó career experience includes working as a lawyer and in leadership roles with non-governmental organizations. in 1993 she worked as a legal advisor for public safety for the Governors of Puerto Rico office. Served as Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from 1993 to 1995. She also worked in the office of the Governor of Puerto Rico and was a board member of the University of Puerto Rico.[2]
In 2021, Buxó ran in the special election for U.S. Senate shadow delegates representing Puerto Rico. She won the special general election on May 16, 2021, with 46,222 votes (27.35% of the vote) and assumed office July 1, 2021.[3] Her current term ends on December 31, 2024.[4]
As a shadow Senator, Buxó advocates for the enforcement of the results of the 2020 status referendum by the U.S. Congress and the admission of Puerto Rico as the 51st state of the Union.[1][5]
On October 29, 2024, Buxó endorsed Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ a b "CEE – Ley para crear la Delegación Congresional de Puerto Rico". ceepur.org. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ "Zoraida Buxo, University of Puerto Rico: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "US Senate Delegation Result". congresional.ceepur.org. Archived from the original on May 29, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ "Cámara aprueba legislación que crea delegación congresional de Puerto Rico • WIPR". WIPR (in Spanish). December 8, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ "Pleblicite Result". elecciones2020.ceepur.org. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ^ Harris, Tim (October 29, 2024). "Puerto Rico Shadow Senator Zoraida Buxó: Don't Be Distracted By Emotional Manipulation And Propaganda, We Need Trump". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
- ^ Andrews, Natalie (October 29, 2024). "Trump Courts Puerto Ricans in Allentown, Pennsylvania". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 29, 2024.