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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—Puerto RicoROMERO-BARCELÓ, Carlos Antonio
(1932—)
ROMERO-BARCELÓ, Carlos Antonio, a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico; born in San Juan, P.R., September 4, 1932; graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, N.H., 1949; B.A., Yale University, 1953; LL.B., University of Puerto Rico School of Law, 1956; practicing attorney, San Juan; mayor of San Juan, 1969-1976; member, board of directors, U.S. Conference of Mayors and National League of Cities, 1976; president, National League of Cities, 1976; president, New Progressive Party, 1974-1985 and 1989-1992; Governor of Puerto Rico, 1977-1985; chairman, Southern Governors Association, 1980-1981; Puerto Rico senate, 1986-1989; elected as a New Progressive to the United States House of Representatives November 3, 1992, for a four year term commencing January 3, 1993; reelected in 1996; unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Seventh Congress in 2000; is a resident of San Juan, P.R.
”Carlos Antonio Romero-Barceló” in Hispanic Americans in Congress, 1822-1995
. Prepared under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by Carmen E. Enciso and Tracy North, Hispanic Division, Library of Congress. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1995.
Romero-Barceló, Carlos. Camino a la igualdad: Puerto Rico: ante una nueva jornada.
Ponce, P.R.: Partido Nuevo Progresista, Junta Central Estatal, 1995.
———. el hombre, el amigo, el politico.
Puerto Rico: Oficina de Información de la Campaña Carlos ‘76, 1976.
———. La estadidad es para los pobres.
3rd ed. San Juan, P.R.: N.p., 1976.
———. “Puerto Rico, U.S.A.: The Case for Statehood.” Foreign Affairs
59 (Fall 1980): 58-81.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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