Republican Party of Puerto Rico

This article is about the affiliate of the national United States GOP party. For the defunct local political party that operated from 1899 to 1924, see Partido Republicano Puertorriqueño.

Republican Party of Puerto Rico
Partido Republicano de Puerto Rico
ChairpersonAngel M. Cintrón
Founded1899
HeadquartersSan Juan, Puerto Rico
IdeologyConservatism (American)
Puerto Rican statehood
Political positionRight-wing
National affiliationRepublican Party[a]
Colors  Red
Website
www.republicanpartyofpuertorico.gop

The Republican Party of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Partido Republicano de Puerto Rico) is the local affiliate of the national United States Republican Party in Puerto Rico. The affiliation started in 1903.[1] The party does not participate in the November elections mandated by the Constitution of Puerto Rico for local registered political parties because it is not a registered party in Puerto Rico for local electoral purposes.[2] Instead, the party holds its own elections to select the Puerto Rico delegates to the Republican National Convention and holds presidential primaries on the last Sunday of February.[b]

The Republican Party of Puerto Rico's ideology supports statehood for Puerto Rico. Congresswoman Jenniffer González-Colón, resident commissioner of Puerto Rico, is the current local party chairperson.[3][4] The local affiliate is based in San Juan, Puerto Rico.


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  1. ^ Bolívar Pagán. Historia de los Partidos Politicos de Puerto Rico, 1898-1956, Tomo I. San Juan, Puerto Rico: Librería Campos. 1959. pp. 113-114. OCLC 1627009
  2. ^ The Green Papers: State and Local Government: Statutory Election Information. Richard E. Berg-Andersson. Research and Commentary. Accessed 15 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Biografía – Hon. Jenniffer A. González Colón" (in Spanish). House of Representatives of Puerto Rico. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  4. ^ "Jenniffer González se muestra decepcionada con decisión de Trump que afecta a la isla". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). September 5, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2021.