José Alfredo Ortiz Daliot is a Puerto Rican attorney and politician. He is a former director of the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration (PRFAA)[1] and a former member of the Senate of Puerto Rico.[2]
José Ortiz Daliot | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Puerto Rico Senate from the San Juan district | |
| In office 2001–2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 9, 1945 |
| Political party | Popular Democratic Party (PPD) |
| Alma mater | University of Puerto Rico (BBA) University of Puerto Rico School of Law (JD) |
| Occupation | Politician, Senator, Attorney |
Earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Puerto Rico and a Juris Doctor from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law.
Ortiz Daliot served as counsel for the city and municipality of Mayagüez, which requested inclusion in the receipt of public works capital when the city closed six sugarmills in the 1970s.[3]
Ortiz Daliot served at PRFAA during Governor Rafael Hernández Colón's administration.
In 2000 he was elected, along with professor Margarita Ostolaza as Senator from the District of San Juan.[4] During his only term in office, Ortiz Daliot authored many laws, including the one that created San Juan's Ecological Corridor. In 2004, they were defeated in their attempt for reelection by the candidates of the PNP, Roberto Arango and Carlos Díaz.[5]
After the defeat, Ortiz Daliot returned to his private practice. In recent years, he has returned to the public spotlight for being involved with ALAS (Alliance for Free Sovereign Association), an organization dedicated to promoting the development and evolution of the current political status, the Estado Libre Asociado. The organization criticized the position of the Popular Democratic Party, Ortiz' former party, for the 2012 status referendum.[6][7][8]
References
edit- ^ Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1987: Nondepartmental witnesses. Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, Ninety-ninth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 5177. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1986. p. 329. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
- ^ "Recetan descanso a Willie". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). 18 September 2009. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ To Amend and Extend the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Economic Development of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation, House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 11 and Related Bills ... House Hearings 95th cong. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1977. p. 987. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
- ^ Elecciones Generales 2000: Escrutinio General Archived 2012-01-08 at the Wayback Machine on CEEPUR (December 19, 2000)
- ^ Elecciones 2004: Recuento Archived 2012-05-29 at the Wayback Machine on CEEPUR
- ^ "ALAS defiende el "No" en la pregunta plebiscito". NotiCel. February 18, 2012.
- ^ "ALAS critica postura de los populares ante el plebiscito". El Nuevo Día. February 12, 2012.
- ^ Díaz, Carmen (June 14, 2012). "Alegan PPD se desenmascara". El Vocero.