Zoraida Buxó

Puerto Rican politician

Zoraida Buxó Santiago (born 1963) is a Puerto Rican Republican politician who has been the Shadow United States Senator since 2021.[1]

Zoraida Buxó
Buxó in 2023
United States Shadow Senator
from Puerto Rico
Assumed office
July 1, 2021
Preceded byCarlos Romero Barceló
Personal details
Born1963 (age 61–62)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (BBA, JD)
George Washington University (LLM)

As a shadow Senator, Buxó is in charge of convincing the U.S. Congress to make Puerto Rico the 51st state of the Union.[1][2]

In October 2024, Buxó announced her support of former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania.[3][4]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "CEE – Ley para crear la Delegación Congresional de Puerto Rico". ceepur.org. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  2. "Pleblicite Result". elecciones2020.ceepur.org. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  3. 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.
  4. Andrews, Natalie (October 29, 2024). "Trump Courts Puerto Ricans in Allentown, Pennsylvania". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 29, 2024.