José Ronaldo "Ronny" Jarabo Alvarez (born April 7, 1944), is a Puerto Rican politician born and raised by his mother in Cayey, Puerto Rico. He was the

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of the

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from 1985 to 1992, having served as a member of that legislative body for twenty years, from 1973 to 1992. Currently, he is an advisor to

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Minority Whip

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and his expertise as a political analyst is tapped by local news media.

Personal life

Jarabo was married to Teresa Bengoa. He has a BA in political science from the

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. He also graduated from the

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in 1972. His father - José María Jarabo - was executed in Spain on July 4 1959 for four murders committed in 1958. In 1992, Jarabo was involved in a scandal when he went to the apartment of former

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Elizabeth Zayas and her husband, Frank Kolodziej, to confront him on an alleged extramarital relationship he was having with Bengoa, Jarabo's wife. Jarabo was accused on several charges, including aggression.

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