José Garriga Picó (born March 19, 1948) is a Puerto Rican politician and former senator affiliated with the New Progressive Party (PNP). He served as a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 2005 to 2009. Since 1990, Garriga Picó has been a professor of political science at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus.
José Garriga Picó | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Puerto Rico Senate from the At-large district | |
| In office 2005–2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 19, 1948 Coamo, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | New Progressive Party |
| Spouse | Miriam B. Toledo David |
| Children | Adriana Claudia |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (BA) New York University (MS, Ph.D) |
| Profession | Politician |
Political career
editIn 2003, José Garriga Picó entered the political field with the New Progressive Party (PNP). He gained a position as a candidate to the Senate of Puerto Rico at the 2003 PNP primaries.[1] He was elected at the 2004 general elections being the fifth candidate with most votes, and the third among PNP candidates.[2]
José Garriga Picó ran for a second term, but was defeated at the 2008 PNP primaries.[3] He then served as an adviser on Federal Affairs to Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz.[4]
Personal life
editDuring his college years, José Garriga Picó started practicing judo. In 1979, he received the black belt degree, Sho-Dan, in judo by the Kodokan Institute in Japan.[5]
References
edit- ^ Primarias 2003: Senadores por Acumulación on CEEPUR
- ^ Elecciones Generales 2004: Senadores por Acumulación Archived 2014-12-28 at the Wayback Machine on CEEPUR
- ^ Primarias 2008 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine on CEEPUR
- ^ Educación Legislativa[permanent dead link] on SenadoPR
- ^ "Biografía de José Garriga Picó". Archived from the original on August 14, 2007. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
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External links
edit- "Biografía de José Garriga Picó". Archived from the original on August 14, 2007. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) on SenadoPR - Educación Legislativa, José Garriga Picó[permanent dead link]
- Facultad de Ciencias Sociales UPR