Abel Nazario
Puerto Rican politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abel Nazario Quiñones (born 24 June 1970) is former senator at large of the 26th Senate of Puerto Rico and was mayor of Yauco, Puerto Rico. He was first elected in 2000 representing the New Progressive Party (PNP). He was reelected in 2004 , 2008 and 2012.[1][2][3][4] Nazario is also the vice president[5] of the PNP and also for the local Republican Party.[6] He was arrested on 12 September 2018 by the FBI for illegal appropriation of federal funds.[7]
Quick Facts Member of the Puerto Rico Senate at large, Mayor of Yauco ...
Abel Nazario | |
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Member of the Puerto Rico Senate at large | |
In office 2 January 2017 – 24 March 2020 | |
Mayor of Yauco | |
In office 2 January 2001 – 2 January 2017 | |
Preceded by | Pedro Jaime Torres |
Succeeded by | Ángel Luis Torres Ortiz |
Personal details | |
Born | (1970-06-24) 24 June 1970 (age 53) Springfield, Massachusetts |
Political party | New Progressive Party (PNP) (until 2020); Independent (since 2020) |
Residence(s) | Yauco, Puerto Rico |
Alma mater | Interamerican University of Puerto Rico (MCJ) |
Occupation | Politician |
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