Antonio Fas Alzamora
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Antonio "Tony" Fas Alzamora is a Puerto Rican
politician and Senator. He is currently the longest-serving member of the Puerto Rico Legislative Assembly, having served as Senator since 1976. He also served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1973 to 1976.
After serving in the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from 1973 to 1976, representing his native Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
, in 1976 he was elected a Senator from the Mayagüez Senatorial District, and reelected in 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996. In the year 2000 he was elected as Senator at-large and elected unanimously in January, 2001, as the twelfth President of the Senate of Puerto Rico, a post he held until 2004. He was reelected that year as Senator at-large, but his party's delegation size dropped from 18 to 9, becoming the principal minority party in the Senate. He relinquished the delegation's leadership to Senator José Luis Dalmau, who now serves as Minority Leader after having served as Fas' Majority Leader.
Puerto Rican people
A Puerto Rican is a person who was born in Puerto Rico.Puerto Ricans born and raised in the continental United States are also sometimes referred to as Puerto Ricans, although they were not born in Puerto Rico...
politician and Senator. He is currently the longest-serving member of the Puerto Rico Legislative Assembly, having served as Senator since 1976. He also served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1973 to 1976.
After serving in the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from 1973 to 1976, representing his native Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico
Cabo Rojo is a municipality situated on the southwest coast of Puerto Rico and forms part of the San Germán–Cabo Rojo metropolitan area as well as the larger Mayagüez–San Germán–Cabo Rojo Combined Statistical Area....
, in 1976 he was elected a Senator from the Mayagüez Senatorial District, and reelected in 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996. In the year 2000 he was elected as Senator at-large and elected unanimously in January, 2001, as the twelfth President of the Senate of Puerto Rico, a post he held until 2004. He was reelected that year as Senator at-large, but his party's delegation size dropped from 18 to 9, becoming the principal minority party in the Senate. He relinquished the delegation's leadership to Senator José Luis Dalmau, who now serves as Minority Leader after having served as Fas' Majority Leader.