Antonio "Tony" Soto (born April 6, 1973) is a Puerto Rican

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affiliated with the New Progressive Party (PNP). He was elected to the

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in 2012 to represent

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. Soto was involved in a scandal during the 2012 PNP primaries, when it was revealed that there were some irregularities in the voting process at his District. Some of the irregularities involved Mayor of

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, Héctor O'Neill, forcing members of the municipal police to vote for him, instead of voting for his rival, incumbent Angel Pérez. In the end, Soto prevailed, preventing Pérez from running at the upcoming elections.

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External links

Antonio Soto Profile
on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Soto, Tony Living people 1973 births New Progressive Party members of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico People from Bayamón, Puerto Rico