Carlos Díaz (politician)
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Carlos Díaz-Sánchez was a member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from 1996 to 2000 and the Senate of Puerto Rico
from 2004 to 2008.
, Díaz studied at Brigham Young University
and, fulfilling his duties as a Mormon
, did missionary work in Guatemala
.
(NPP) senator, Díaz chaired two standing committees and one select committee of the Senate.
He was one of six members of the New Progressive Party who chose not to support the recently defeated governor candidate in his attempt of a hostile take over of the Senate's presidency. Carlos along with the other "authentics" decided to support the incumbent president and was expelled from the party. In 2008 the court agreed that Díaz and the other members had been expelled from the party illegally and they were to be reinstated to their full capacity, as District Presidents, Delegates to the party or any other function they had inside the party.
In March 2008 Díaz was narrowly defeated for re-election as San Juan district Senator.
In 2009 he was one of the possible substitutes for former senator Jorge de Castro Font, who resigned to his chair after being jailed by the federal authorities, but he declined the possibility. He subsecuently retired from the political arena and is currently working in the private sector.
Senate of Puerto Rico
The Senate of Puerto Rico is the upper house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the territorial legislature of Puerto Rico. The Senate is composed of 27 senators, representing eight constituent senatorial districts across the commonwealth, with two senators elected per district; an...
from 2004 to 2008.
Background
Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto RicoSan Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
, Díaz studied at Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
and, fulfilling his duties as a Mormon
Mormon
The term Mormon most commonly denotes an adherent, practitioner, follower, or constituent of Mormonism, which is the largest branch of the Latter Day Saint movement in restorationist Christianity...
, did missionary work in Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
.
Public office
He served as a member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives representing San Juan House District 5 from 1996 to 2000. At the age of 25 he was the youngest legislator in Puerto Rico's history. He was elected as one of San Juan's two district senators, along with running-mate Roberto Arango, in the 2004 elections. As a New Progressive PartyNew Progressive Party of Puerto Rico
The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that advocates for Puerto Rico's admission to the United States of America as the 51st state...
(NPP) senator, Díaz chaired two standing committees and one select committee of the Senate.
He was one of six members of the New Progressive Party who chose not to support the recently defeated governor candidate in his attempt of a hostile take over of the Senate's presidency. Carlos along with the other "authentics" decided to support the incumbent president and was expelled from the party. In 2008 the court agreed that Díaz and the other members had been expelled from the party illegally and they were to be reinstated to their full capacity, as District Presidents, Delegates to the party or any other function they had inside the party.
In March 2008 Díaz was narrowly defeated for re-election as San Juan district Senator.
In 2009 he was one of the possible substitutes for former senator Jorge de Castro Font, who resigned to his chair after being jailed by the federal authorities, but he declined the possibility. He subsecuently retired from the political arena and is currently working in the private sector.