Narden Jaime Espinosa (born August 6, 1971) is a Puerto Rican

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affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). He has been a member of the

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since 2009 representing District 35.

Early years and studies

Narden Jaime Espinosa was born in

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, on August 6, 1971. He is the seventh of ten children. He completed his high school studies at Juan Peña Reyes School in his hometown. Jaime completed a Bachelor of Business Administration, with a major in Marketing, from the

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Professional career

Jaime began his professional career working for the pharmaceutical

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. He has also worked as a small retailer, opening two cafeterias, which he then sold.

Political career

Jaime's entrance to active politics was as part of the Legislative Assembly of

. He also served as Municipal Secretary of the same town. Jaime has also served as Special Aide to the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, assigned to the office of Representative Joel Rosario Hernández. In 2008, he decided to run for Representative for District 35, under the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). He was elected in the general election that year. Jaime was reelected in

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Personal life

Jaime is married and has two children.

References

External links

Narden Jaime Espinosa Biography
on CamaraDeRepresentantes.org
Narden Jaime Espinosa Profile
on

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Living people 1971 births Popular Democratic Party members of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico People from Humacao, Puerto Rico {{PuertoRico-politician-stub