Carlos J. Méndez Núñez
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Johnny Méndez, is a politician from Puerto Rico
. He represents District 31 in the Puerto Rico House of Representatives and assumed the role of Majority Leader
upon the resignation of Rolando Crespo
as a member of the House in February, 2011.
Méndez is a supporter of statehood for Puerto Rico
.
Méndez, who studied law and resides in Fajardo, Puerto Rico
, simultaneously chairs the Government Committee of the House. He is a member of the National Conference of State Legislatures
, the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators
and the New Progressive Party 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...
. He represents District 31 in the Puerto Rico House of Representatives and assumed the role of Majority Leader
Majority leader
In U.S. politics, the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.In the federal Congress, the role differs slightly in the two houses. In the House of Representatives, which chooses its own presiding officer, the leader of the majority party is elected the Speaker of the...
upon the resignation of Rolando Crespo
Rolando Crespo
Rolando Crespo is a former Representative of Puerto Rico and former Majority Leader of the New Progressive Party within the Puerto Rico House of Representatives who resigned in February 2011 after testing positive to cocaine in a drug test. He was replaced as Majority Leader by Carlos J. Méndez...
as a member of the House in February, 2011.
Méndez is a supporter of statehood for 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...
.
Méndez, who studied law and resides in Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Fajardo, Puerto Rico
Fajardo is a small city in Puerto Rico located in the east region of the island, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Ceiba and east of Luquillo.Fajardo is spread over 7 wards and Downtown Fajardo , which serves as the administrative center of the city...
, simultaneously chairs the Government Committee of the House. He is a member of the National Conference of State Legislatures
National Conference of State Legislatures
The National Conference of State Legislatures is a bipartisan non-governmental organization established in 1975 to serve the members and staff of state legislatures of the United States...
, the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators
National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators
The National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators is the non-partisan, 501 organization founded in 1989 by then Colorado State Senator, Larry Trujillo. NHCSL today represents over 320 elected Hispanic State legislators throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands...
and the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico
New 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...
.