Nelson del Valle Colón (born July 13, 1965) is a Puerto Rican

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

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

Puerto Rico House of Representatives The House of Representatives of Puerto Rico ( es, Cámara de Representantes de Puerto Rico) is the lower house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the bicameral territorial legislature of Puerto Rico. The House, together with the Senat ...

from 2005 to 2008 and is the current representative of District 9. He has a degree in business administration from the Metropolitan University (Puerto Rico). In 2008, Del Valle decided to run for Mayor of

Toa Alta Toa Alta () is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the northern coast of the island, north of Naranjito; south of Dorado and Toa Baja; east of Vega Alta and Corozal; and west of Bayamón. Toa Alta is spread over eight barrios an ...

losing primaries. After his defeat in the primaries, Del Valle worked as a Legislative Aide to Representatives

Toñito Silva Antonio "Toñito" Silva Delgado is a Puerto Rican politician. He has been a member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives The House of Representatives of Puerto Rico ( es, Cámara de Representantes de Puerto Rico) is the lower house of ...

and Rafael Rivera. On August 20, 2020, Del Valle was arrested by the FBI in Dorado, Puerto Rico. On August 26, 2020, Del Valle resigned from the

and was sentenced to 57 months in prison on September 7, 2022.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Del Valle, Nelson Living people New Progressive Party members of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico People from Toa Alta, Puerto Rico 1965 births