David Cruz Vélez was an at-large Puerto Rican Senator from 1989 to 1993.[1] He was the first blind New Progressive Party member to form part of a Cabinet when he was the Ombudsman for Persons with Disabilities of Puerto Rico under governor Pedro Rossello Gonzalez.[2] He was a member of Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity.[1] David Cruz Velez earned a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Puerto Rico and a M.A. in Educational Psychology from New York University.
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edit- ^ a b Hernández, Rosario (July 20, 1993). "R. de la C. 1310" (PDF) (in Spanish). House of Representatives of Puerto Rico: 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2011. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
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