Lino Padrón Rivera was a Puerto Rican politician,

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, and

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. He was a member of the

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from 1933 to 1940, when he joined the

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. He served as senator until 1945.

Biography

Lino Padrón Rivera, was born in

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but lived in most of his life in

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. Padrón was an active member of the

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for a long time. For the Puerto Rican 1932 general elections, the Socialist Party merged with the

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, and Padrón was elected to the

representing District #6. Padrón served as Representative until February 1940. That year,

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Santiago Iglesias Pantín died, prompting Senator

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to take his place in

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. Padrón was then asked to fill Pagán's seat for the remainder of the term. Padrón also assumed Pagán's duties as

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until 1941. In the Puerto Rican 1940 general elections, Padrón was reelected as Senator, but he didn't remain as President pro tempore. Later during the term, Padrón assumed the presidency of his party, but was replaced later by Antonio Reyes Delgado. Padrón was one of the members of the Constituting Assembly that created the

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in 1951–1952.

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Biografía Luis Padrón Rivera
on SenadoPR {{DEFAULTSORT:Rivera, Luis Padron Members of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico Members of the Senate of Puerto Rico People from Fajardo, Puerto Rico People from Vega Baja, Puerto Rico Presidents pro tempore of the Senate of Puerto Rico 1892 births 1960 deaths 20th-century American politicians