Axel F. Roque Gracía (Chino) is a Puerto Rican politician elected to the Senate of Puerto Rico on the Guayama district.[1]
Axel Roque | |
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| Member of the Puerto Rico Senate from the Guayama district | |
| In office January 2, 2017 – January 2, 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 21, 1983 Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | New Progressive Party (PNP) |
| Alma mater | Interamerican University of Puerto Rico |
Early years and studies
editAxel Roque was born on July 21, 1983, in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Went thru the Puerto Rico public education system in Naranjito, Puerto Rico. in 2007 earned a Bachelor of Arts in education with a concentration in history from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico. Worked as history teacher with the Puerto Rico Department of Education.
Politics
editRoque is the vice president on the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico youth committee in Naranjito and served as a member of the city council in Naranjito from 2013 until 2016. Roque was elected as senator in the 2016 Puerto Rico general elections for the Guayama district. Presides the Youth, Recreation and sports committee.
in 2019 Axel Roque lost a special election for mayor of Barranquitas, Puerto Rico against Elliot Colón Blanco.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Candidatos / 2020 General Election - Candidates". Elecciones Generales 2020 (in Spanish). 2020-11-03. Archived from the original on 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- ^ https://www.metro.pr/pr/noticias/2019/11/10/declaran-extraoficialmente-elliot-colon-blanco-nuevo-alcalde-barranquitas.html