The 2003 New Progressive Party primaries were the
primary election
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s by which voters of the
New Progressive Party (PNP) chose its nominees for various political offices of Puerto Rico, namely the position of
governor
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, for the
2004 general elections. Former
Governor
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Pedro Rosselló
Pedro Juan Rosselló González, (; born April 5, 1944) is a Puerto Rican physician and politician who served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001. He was President of the New Progressive Party from 1991 to 1999 and 2003 to 2008, a ...
was selected as the nominee at the primary elections held on November 9, 2003. He would go on to narrowly lose the
2004 general election against
Aníbal Acevedo Vilá
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, from the
Popular Democratic Party (PPD).
Candidates
Governor
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Pedro Rosselló
Pedro Juan Rosselló González, (; born April 5, 1944) is a Puerto Rican physician and politician who served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001. He was President of the New Progressive Party from 1991 to 1999 and 2003 to 2008, a ...
, former
Governor of Puerto Rico
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The governor has a duty ...
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Carlos Pesquera, former candidate to Governor
Resident Commissioner
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Luis Fortuño, former Secretary of Tourism
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Carlos Romero Barceló, former Governor and Resident Commissioner
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Charlie Rodríguez
Charles Anthony Rodríguez-Colón (born August 26, 1954) is a New York City-born Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the New Progressive Party (NPP). He served as the eleventh president of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 1997 until 2000.
E ...
, former President of the
Senate of Puerto Rico
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*
Miriam Ramírez de Ferrer
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The ...
, former Senator
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File:Carlos Romero Barcelo.jpg, Carlos Romero Barceló
File:SS Charlie Rodriguez.jpg, Charlie Rodríguez
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E ...
Senate
At-large
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Lucy Arce
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Norma Burgos
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*
Jorge de Castro Font
* Epifanio
* Tomás Fantauzzi
*
José Garriga Picó
* Jaime Irizarry
* Armando Izquierdo
*
Kenneth McClintock
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José Enrique Meléndez
* Peter Muller
* Luis Felipe Navas
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Orlando Parga
* Genaro Sánchez
* Jesús Soto Amadeo
* Viruet
District
The New Progressive Party held primaries on all 8 of the
senatorial districts.
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Roberto Arango
* Donald Cintrón Avilés
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Carlos Díaz
* Danny López
= Bayamón
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* Pablo LaFontaine
*
Migdalia Padilla
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Carmelo Ríos Santiago
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Early years and studies
Carmelo Ríos was born on May 2 ...
* José L. Ortega Rivera
= Arecibo
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* Calvin
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José Emilio González Velázquez
* Víctor David Loubriel
* Waldemar Quiles
= Mayagüez-Aguadilla
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* Monica Alpi
* Carlos Arocho
*
Luis Daniel Muñiz Cortes
* Michael Nazario
* Armando Nieves Ramos
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Carlos Pagán
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Early years and studies
Carl ...
= Ponce
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* Elyod Maldonado Zeda
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María Meléndez
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* Delly Mercado Arroyo
* Andrés Rivera
* Luis Armando Rivera
* Linnette Toledo
* Luinel Torres Acosta
* Nilda Vega Santiago
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Guayama
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* Negroni
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Margarita Nolasco
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* Osvaldo Ortolaza Figueroa
* Gerald Quiles Ocasio
= Humacao
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* Papo Dávila
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Pickie Díaz
* Gabriel Santiago
* Rafael "Rafy" Uceta
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* José Julio Díaz
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Héctor Martínez Maldonado
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* Pablo Ramos
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Lornna Soto
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House of Representatives
At-large
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José Aponte
*Edgar Berríos
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José Chico
*
Rolando Crespo
*José Luis Díaz
*Rafael Escudero
*
Jennifer González
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*Luis Maldonado
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Edwin Mundo
*Omar Negrón
*
Lourdes Ramos
*Harold Jim Rivera
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Iris Miriam Ruíz
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Augusto Sánchez
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: 1st Stage 8 Tour de la Martinique
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: 1st Stage 10 Vuelta a Cuba
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: 1st National Time Trial Championships
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*Luis David Valentín
District
The New Progressive Party held primaries on 33 of the
40 representative districts.
=District 1
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* Junior González
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José "Nuno" López
=District 2
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* Junior Echevarría
* Diego García Cruz
* William Muriel
* José Serrano
=District 3
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* Tamara Pérez
*
Albita Rivera
=District 4
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* Anthony
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* Julio Lebrón Lamboy
=District 5
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* Pedro López Santos
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Jorge Navarro Suárez
* Juan Carlos Rodríguez
=District 6
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* José Marquéz
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Angel Pérez Otero
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Pérez was first elected to the House of Repre ...
=District 9
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*
Nelson del Valle
* Angel García
* Annie González
* Juan "Papo" Soto
=District 10
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* Irma López
*
Bernardo Márquez García
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Early years and studies
Berna ...
=District 11
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* José de Jesús
* Edwin Ocasio
=District 12
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* Edward Santiago
*
Héctor Torres Calderón
* Víctor
=District 13
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* Gaby Padilla
* Portalatín
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Gabriel Rodríguez Aguiló
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Gabriel Rodríguez Aguiló w ...
=District 14
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* Hiram Cruz
* Carlos Molina
* Santos González
* Yamill
=District 16
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* Gilberto Ramírez Peña
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Iván Rodríguez
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* Enrique Ruíz Gerena
=District 17
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* Ricardo Pitre
*
José L. Rivera Guerra
* Wilo Cabán
=District 18
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* Charlie Arroyo
* Tomás Bonilla Feliciano
* Jorge Cajigas
=District 20
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*
Norman Ramírez Rivera
* Maureen Marchany
* Enobel Santiago
=District 21
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* Peter Domenech
* Edgardo Irizarry
=District 22
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* Héctor Luis "Tito" Camacho
*
Jorge "Jorgito" Pérez
* Javier Rivera Aquino
=District 23
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* Juan García Zavála
* Migdalia Irizarry
* Heri Martínez Piña
=District 24
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* José Alberto Banchs
* John Giménez
* José Moreno
* Wisteria Tejero
=District 26
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* Arkel
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José Luis Jiménez
=District 27
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* Carlos Miguel Fuentes
* Juan Soto
=District 28
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* Miguel Martínez
* Mario Nevárez Rosado
* Erio Quiñones
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Rafael Rivera Ortega
=District 29
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* Luis Aramburu
*
Pedro "Banchy" Cintrón
=District 30
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* Pablo Bonelli
* Víctor Juan Enriquez
*
Jorge "Borgie" Ramos
=District 31
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José Ramón Díaz
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* Rafael Flores
* José Rivera
=District 32
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* Arnaldo Báez Neris
* Angel Redondo
=District 33
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* Denisse
* Angel R. Peña Rosa
=District 34
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Cristóbal Colón Ruiz
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Early years an ...
* Pedro Rodríguez
=District 37
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*
Angel Bulerín
* Elías Rivera
=District 38
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*
Eric Correa
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* Raymond Sánchez
=District 39
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* Chaguito
* Sergio Esteves
* Rafy Reyes
=District 40
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*
Epifanio Jiménez
* Josué David Collazo
Results
The primaries were held on November 9, 2003. In it,
Pedro Rosselló
Pedro Juan Rosselló González, (; born April 5, 1944) is a Puerto Rican physician and politician who served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001. He was President of the New Progressive Party from 1991 to 1999 and 2003 to 2008, a ...
comfortably defeated
Carlos Pesquera to win the spot for Governor at the 2004 elections. Also,
Luis Fortuño defeated
Carlos Romero Barceló,
Charlie Rodríguez
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E ...
and
Miriam Ramírez de Ferrer
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The ...
to win the spot for Resident Commissioner.
Primarias 2003: Escrutinio General - Comisionado Residente
on CEEPUR
Governor
Resident Commissioner
Senate
At-large
House of Representatives
At-large
See also
* Popular Democratic Party primaries, 2003
References
{{Puerto Rico political parties primaries
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