Zoraida Buxó

Zoraida Buxó
Buxó in 2023
United States Shadow Senator
from Puerto Rico
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 1, 2021
Preceded byCarlos Romero Barceló
Secretary of Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
In office
1993–1995
GovernorPedro Rosselló
Personal details
Born1963 (age 60–61)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (BBA, JD)
George Washington University (LLM)

Zoraida Buxó Santiago (born 1963) is a Puerto Rican politician currently serving as a Shadow United States Senator.[1]

Early life and education

Buxó was born in Puerto Rico in 1963. Completed a BA in Business Administration from the University of Puerto Rico. She received a master's degree in law from George Washington University Law School and a J.D. from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law.[citation needed]

Career

Buxó career experience includes working as a lawyer and in leadership roles with non-governmental organizations. in 1993 she worked as a legal advisor for public safety for the Governors of Puerto Rico office. Served as Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from 1993 to 1995. She also worked in the office of the Governor of Puerto Rico and was a board member of the University of Puerto Rico.[2]

In 2021, Buxó ran in the special election for U.S. Senate shadow delegates representing Puerto Rico. She won the special general election on May 16, 2021, with 46,222 votes (27.35% of the vote) and assumed office July 1, 2021.[3] Her current term ends on December 31, 2024.[4]

As a shadow Senator, Buxó advocates for the enforcement of the results of the 2020 status referendum by the U.S. Congress and the admission of Puerto Rico as the 51st state of the Union.[1][5]

On October 29, 2024, Buxó endorsed Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b "CEE – Ley para crear la Delegación Congresional de Puerto Rico". ceepur.org. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Zoraida Buxo, University of Puerto Rico: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "US Senate Delegation Result". congresional.ceepur.org. Archived from the original on May 29, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "Cámara aprueba legislación que crea delegación congresional de Puerto Rico • WIPR". WIPR (in Spanish). December 8, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "Pleblicite Result". elecciones2020.ceepur.org. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  6. ^ Harris, Tim (October 29, 2024). "Puerto Rico Shadow Senator Zoraida Buxó: Don't Be Distracted By Emotional Manipulation And Propaganda, We Need Trump". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  7. ^ Andrews, Natalie (October 29, 2024). "Trump Courts Puerto Ricans in Allentown, Pennsylvania". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
U.S. Senate
Preceded by U.S. Shadow Senator (Seat 2) from Puerto Rico
2021–present
Served alongside: Melinda Romero Donnelly 		Incumbent