Rafael Cox Alomar is a Puerto Rican

Puerto Rican people

A Puerto Rican is a person who was born in Puerto Rico.Puerto Ricans born and raised in the continental United States are also sometimes referred to as Puerto Ricans, although they were not born in Puerto Rico...

 lawyer, academic, and candidate for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico

Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico

The Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico is a non-voting member of the United States House of Representatives elected by the voters of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico every four years...

 as of October 2011.

Early life

Cox Alomar was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...

 on 30 December 1974 to Noemí Alomar Suárez and Rafael Cox Rosario. He graduated from Cornell University

Cornell University

Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...

 in 1997. He subsequently attended the University of Oxford

University of Oxford

The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...

 (Trinity College

Trinity College, Oxford

The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford, of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope , or Trinity College for short, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It stands on Broad Street, next door to Balliol College and Blackwells bookshop,...

) on a Marshall Scholarship

Marshall Scholarship

The Marshall Scholarship, a postgraduate scholarships available to Americans, was created by the Parliament of the United Kingdom when the Marshall Aid Commemoration Act was passed in 1953. The scholarships serve as a living gift to the United States of America in recognition of the post-World War...

, earning a D.Phil. in Modern History in 2001. He graduated from Harvard Law School

Harvard Law School

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 in 2004.

Professional life

He practiced law in Washington, DC, representing clients in their disputes before the World Bank's International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes. He also practiced law in Puerto Rico with Reichard & Escalera, a local firm. He is a member of the board of directors of the Luis Muñoz Marín Foundation.

Resident Commissioner campaign

On 26 October 2011, Alejandro García Padilla

Alejandro García Padilla

Alejandro García Padilla is a Puerto Rican Senator, President of the Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico, and candidate for Governor of Puerto Rico as of March 2011.- Early years and studies :...

 announced that Cox Alomar would be his running mate in the 2012 elections, replacing Héctor Ferrer, who announced his candidacy for Mayor of San Juan. On accepting the nomination, he committed himself to reaffirming the values of the Commonwealth status, as well as promoting the creation of jobs, bringing attention to public safety, and broadening access to education and health services. He formally filed his candidacy on 30 October 2010.

Political views

When named as candidate for Resident Commissioner, Cox Alomar avoided describing the Commonwealth status

Political status of Puerto Rico

The current political status of Puerto Rico is the result of various political activities both within the United States and Puerto Rican governments. The basic question regarding this issue is whether Puerto Rico should remain a U.S. territory, become a U.S...

 of Puerto Rico as colonial. He has come out against the New Progressive Party's

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...

 two-stage status referendum, calling it divisive.

Personal life

Cox Alomar is married to Hilda Rodríguez. He is related to former MLB basbeball players Sandy Alomar, Sr.

Sandy Alomar, Sr.

Santos "Sandy" Alomar, Sr., or in the Spanish naming system Santos Alomar Conde is a former Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves , New York Mets , Chicago White Sox , California Angels , New York Yankees , and Texas Rangers . Alomar was a...

, Roberto Alomar

Roberto Alomar

Roberto "Robbie" Alomar Velázquez is a former Major League Baseball player , regarded by many as one of the best second basemen in MLB history. During his career he won more Gold Gloves than any other second baseman in history, and also won the second-most Silver Slugger Awards for a second...

, and Sandy Alomar, Jr.

Sandy Alomar, Jr.

Santos "Sandy" Alomar, Jr., or in the Spanish-language naming system Santos Alomar Velázquez , is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the San Diego Padres , Cleveland Indians , Chicago White Sox and , Colorado Rockies , Texas Rangers , Los Angeles Dodgers , and New York Mets...

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