Héctor Torres Calderón is a Puerto Rican

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affiliated with the New Progressive Party (PNP). He has been a member of the

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since 2005 representing District 12.

Early years and studies

Héctor Torres Calderón in Barrio Unibón in

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. He is the youngest of four children. Torres graduated from the Jaime A. Collazo del Río High School in Morovis. Torres has an

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in Criminal Justice from

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, and a

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in the same field from the

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Professional career

Torres was a police officer in the Puerto Rico Police Department as a Criminal Investigation Corps agent, and was Director of Security of Doctor's Center Hospital in Manatí.

Political career

Torres ran for the

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at the 2004 general election. After being elected, he presided the Commission of Public Integrity. He was reelected in

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and

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Personal life

Torres is married and has three children.

References

External links

Héctor Torres Calderón Official biographyHéctor Torres Calderón Profile
on ''

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