Puerto Rico’s Senator Ana Irma Rivera Lassén was in NYC last week to take part in meet and greets and talk to Puerto Ricans in the city.
Amsterdam News has been reporting the news of the day from a Black perspective for 113 years. Donors who choose to give monthly or annually will receive Amsterdam News’ Weekly E-Edition and acclaimed weekday newsletter Editorially Black to their inbox!Puerto Rico’s Sen. Ana Irma Rivera Lassén is campaigning to serve as Puerto Rico’s sole representative to U.S. Congress.
An attorney who once served as president of the Puerto Rico Bar Association, Rivera Lassén is long known for her feminist, LGBTQ+, and pro-Black advocacy work. Now, after serving as a member of the Puerto Rico Senate since 2021, Rivera Lassén is campaigning to be elected Puerto Rico’s sole representative in the U.S. Congress, in a role known as Puerto Rico’s resident commissioner..
If elected resident commissioner, Rivera Lassén said she would caucus with the Democratic Party, Congressional Black Caucus, Democratic Women’s Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and Congressional Equality Caucus. She would also like to caucus with other U.S. territories about the common issues they face. One thing she’d like to emphasize in Congress is that people in Puerto Rico have a right to federal funds and should not have to beg for them.
The MVC, a political party that was only created in 2019, has already shaken up the political landscape in Puerto Rico. In its first electoral effort, the MVC was able to win two senatorial seats: one for Rivera Lassén, the other for . This year, the MVC was campaigning for the November 5 general elections with two candidates for at-large seats in the House of Representatives and two for the Senate.
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