Puerto Rico Democratic Party
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The Puerto Rico Democratic Party is the local branch of the Democratic Party
in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
. The party is divided between supporters of the current Commonwealth
status and those who favor statehood for Puerto Rico.
The current Resident Commissioner
of Puerto Rico in the U.S. Congress, Pedro Pierluisi
, is the party's top elected official in the islands. Both Pierluisi and the national committeeman, Secretary of State Kenneth McClintock
, support the annexation of Puerto Rico to the United States while state chairman Roberto Prats
favors the Commonwealth.
The Young Democrats of America (YDA) Puerto Rico Chapter is the official youth branch of the Puerto Rico Democratic Party. The current National Commiteeman of YDA, Francisco Domenech is the first Puerto Rican elected to his current position and also serves as a member of the DNC alongside state Chairman Roberto Pratts and Secretary of State Kenneth McClintock.
The Puerto Rico Young Democrats board of directors headed by Chairman Phillip Arroyo, National Committeeman Eduardo Arosemena and National Committeewoman Valerie Rodriguez unanimously support statehood for Puerto Rico.
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. The party is divided between supporters of the current Commonwealth
Commonwealth (United States insular area)
In the terminology of the United States insular areas, a Commonwealth is a type of organized but unincorporated dependent territory.The definition of "Commonwealth" according to current U.S. State Department policy reads: "The term 'Commonwealth' does not describe or provide for any specific...
status and those who favor statehood for Puerto Rico.
The current Resident Commissioner
Resident Commissioner
Resident Commissioner is the title of several, quite different types of Commissioner in overseas possession or protectorate of the British Crown or of the United States.-British English:...
of Puerto Rico in the U.S. Congress, Pedro Pierluisi
Pedro Pierluisi
Pedro R. Pierluisi Urrutia is a Puerto Rican lawyer and politician affiliated with the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico and the United States Democratic Party...
, is the party's top elected official in the islands. Both Pierluisi and the national committeeman, Secretary of State Kenneth McClintock
Kenneth McClintock
Kenneth D. McClintock-Hernández is the current Secretary of State of Puerto Rico. Mr. McClintock served as co-chair of Hillary Clinton presidential campaign's National Hispanic Leadership Council in 2008, co-chaired Clinton's successful Puerto Rico primary campaign that year and served as the...
, support the annexation of Puerto Rico to the United States while state chairman Roberto Prats
Roberto Prats
Roberto Prats Palerm is a former Senator of Puerto Rico, a lawyer, and a former candidate for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico in the elections of 2004...
favors the Commonwealth.
The Young Democrats of America (YDA) Puerto Rico Chapter is the official youth branch of the Puerto Rico Democratic Party. The current National Commiteeman of YDA, Francisco Domenech is the first Puerto Rican elected to his current position and also serves as a member of the DNC alongside state Chairman Roberto Pratts and Secretary of State Kenneth McClintock.
The Puerto Rico Young Democrats board of directors headed by Chairman Phillip Arroyo, National Committeeman Eduardo Arosemena and National Committeewoman Valerie Rodriguez unanimously support statehood for Puerto Rico.