Carlos Javier Torres Torres (born January 16, 1967 in

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) is a Puerto Rican politician and

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. He has been a member of the

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since 2008.

Early years and studies

Carlos J. Torres Torres was born on January 16, 1967, in

. His parents are Pablo Torres Ramos and Elisa Torres Rodríguez. He has an older sister called Janette. Torres studied at his hometown of Orocovis, graduating high school from the José Rojas Cortés High School. He finished his

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...

with a major in management from the

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in Ponce, and his

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in administration with a major in human resources from

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Political career

Since 1996, Torres started working at the

Municipality for Mayor Jesús "Tito" Colón. He was part of the Municipal Legislative Assembly, becoming the majority speaker. He then served as deputy mayor for ten years. Torres Torres was elected to the

for the District of Guayama at the 2008 general elections. He currently presides the Commission of Ethics of the Senate, as well as vice-president of the Commission of Agriculture, among others. In December 2011, Torres made official his candidacy for a second term on the 2012 general elections.Oficial la candidatura de Carlos Javier Torres
on ''

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'' (December 14, 2011) However, he was defeated in the election by the two candidates from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). Torres arrived third with 23.6% of the votes.

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Hon. Carlos Torres
on SenadoPR {{DEFAULTSORT:Torres Torres, Carlos Members of the Senate of Puerto Rico Living people 1967 births New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico) politicians People from Orocovis, Puerto Rico Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico alumni