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Roberto Arango | |
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 Arango in 2014 | |
| Puerto Rican Senate Majority Speaker | |
| In office 2009-2011 | |
| Preceded by | Margarita Nolasco |
| Succeeded by | Larry Seilhamer |
| Member of the Puerto Rico Senate from the San Juan district | |
| In office January 2005 – August 28, 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Roberto Arango-Vinent September 28[1] Miami, Florida |
| Political party | New Progressive Party |
| Spouse | Ana Margarita Barba |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University (BA) |
| Occupation | Food importer and wholesaler |
Roberto Arango-Vinent is an American politician who served in the Senate of Puerto Rico from January 2005 until August 2011 representing the San Juan district for the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (NPP), which is a conservative group derived from the Republican Statehood Party.[2]
During his tenure, Arango voted for anti-gay legislation several times.[3] He resigned his senate seat and withdrew from politics in 2011 after a series of nude photos from the gay match application Grindr were made public, and stated that he had come to realise that he was gay.[4] In 2014, he ran, unsuccessfully, for election again.
- ^ "Roberto Arango celebró su cumpleaños junto a varios amigos | Telemundo de Puerto Rico canal líder en telenovelas, noticias y entretenimiento | Videos". Archived from the original on 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
- ^ "Historia del PNP" (in Spanish). WAPA-TV. March 15, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
- ^ Caulfield, Philip (29 August 2011). "Puerto Rico Senator Roberto Arango resigns amid nude photo scandal; pics surface from gay app Grindr". nydailynews.com.
- ^ "Roberto Arango admite que es homosexual". Primera Hora. 7 March 2014.