José Luis Báez Explained

José Luis Báez
Order:Member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from the 4th District
Term Start:January 2, 2013
Term End:January 2, 2016
Predecessor:Liza Fernández Rodríguez
Successor:Víctor Parés
Birth Place:Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Alma Mater:University of Puerto Rico (BA)
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law (JD)
Party:Popular Democratic Party (PPD)

José Luis Báez is a Puerto Rican politician born in Mayagüez, PR and resident of San Juan, PR affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). He was elected to the Puerto Rico House of Representatives on 2012 to represent District 4. Jose Luis Báez is the son of former senator Eudaldo Báez Galib.

Education

Earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Puerto Rico and a Juris Doctor from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law.

Political career

In December 2015, Báez announced that he would not run for an elective position in the 2016 general elections. He attributed his retirement from active politics to the discontent with how the members of his party, the Popular Democratic Party (PPD), were handling differences between them.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. News: José Báez abandona la política. El Nuevo Día. Banuchi, Rebecca. December 27, 2015. December 27, 2015.