José Garriga Picó (born March 19, 1948) is a Puerto Rican politician and former senator affiliated with the New Progressive Party (PNP). He served as a member of the

Senate of Puerto Rico The Senate of Puerto Rico ( es, Senado de Puerto Rico) is the upper house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the territorial legislature of Puerto Rico. The Senate, together with the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, control th ...

from 2005 to 2009. Since 1990, Garriga Picó has been a professor of political science at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus.

Political career

In 2003, José Garriga Picó entered the political field with the New Progressive Party (PNP). He gained a position as a candidate to the

at the 2003 PNP primaries. He was elected at the 2004 general elections being the fifth candidate with most votes, and the third among PNP candidates. José Garriga Picó ran for a second term, but was defeated at the 2008 PNP primaries. He then served as an adviser on Federal Affairs to Senate President

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Personal life

During his college years, José Garriga Picó started practicing

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. In 1979, he received the black belt degree, Sho-Dan, in judo by the Kodokan Institute in

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. on SenadoPR

References

External links

* on SenadoPR
Educación Legislativa, José Garriga Picó

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