Ángel R. Rosa Rodriguez is a Puerto Rican politician and an

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. Rosa served in the 25th Senate of Puerto Rico. He is a

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professor at the

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. Politically, Rosa is affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party.

Early life and education

Born in

Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Mayagüez (, ) is the ninth-largest Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality in Puerto Rico. It was founded as Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Mayagüez (Township of Virgin of Candelaria, Our Lady of Candelaria), and is also ...

, Ángel R. Rosa Rodríguez graduated with honors from the Eugenio María de Hostos High School, the largest high school in town, in 1988. In 1992, he received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. He went on to obtain his Master's and Doctorate's degrees from the

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in 1998. His 1998 thesis, titled ''Bargaining for privilege: The alliance between Puerto Rico's Popular Democratic Party and United States multinationals'', is about the political influence the now defunct so-called "936 corporations" had in Puerto Rico during their heyday. His doctoral advisor was Irene Gendzier.

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Boston University alumni Living people Popular Democratic Party members of the Senate of Puerto Rico Politicians from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Political commentators University of Puerto Rico faculty Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico {{PuertoRico-politician-stub