Jennifer González
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Jenniffer A. González Colón
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| Born | August 5, 1976 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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| Political party | New Progressive Party, Republican Party |
| Profession | Politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholic Church |
Jenniffer González Colón (born August 5, 1976) is a Puerto Rican politician who serves as the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States.[1]. She is affiliated with the pro-statehood New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (NPP) and the United States Republican Party. She also serves as Vice-Chairwoman of the Republican Party of Puerto Rico and Vice President of the NPP[2].
González was first elected to the House of Representatives in a special election held on February 24, 2002, to fill the vacancy left by former House Speaker Edison Misla Aldarondo. She was the first female elected representative of San Juan's Fourth District and the youngest member of the 14th Legislative Assembly.
González was re-elected in the 2004 Puerto Rico general elections, this time as an At-Large Representative. She served as Chairwoman of the House Government Affairs Committee, and was a ranking member of the Budget, San Juan Development, Women's Affairs, and Internal Affairs Committees, as well as the Joint Commission for the Revision of the Civil Code of Puerto Rico.
González was elected House Speaker by members of her NPP delegation during a caucus held on November 7, 2008, thereby defeating incumbent House Speaker José Aponte Hernández in his bid for re-election to that post. She thus became the second woman in Puerto Rican history to be elected Speaker of the House, and the third to hold that seat.
The newly-elected NPP Vice President has been charged with organizing a massive educational campaign on statehood for Puerto Rico[3]
