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Ronny Jarabo

Ronny Jarabo

Puerto Rican politician

José Ronaldo "Ronny" Jarabo Álvarez (born April 7, 1940), is a Puerto Rican politician born and raised by his mother in Cayey, Puerto Rico. He was the Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from 1985 to 1992, having served as a member of that legislative body for twenty years, from 1973 to 1992.

Quick Facts José R. Jarabo Álvarez, 24th Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives ...

Personal life

Jarabo was married to Teresa Bengoa. He has a BA in political science from the University of Puerto Rico. He also graduated from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law in 1972.

His father, José María Jarabo, was executed in Spain on July 4, 1959, for four murders committed in 1958.

In 1992, Jarabo was involved in a scandal when he went to the apartment of former beauty queen Elizabeth Zayas and her husband, Frank Kolodziej, to confront him on an alleged extramarital relationship he was having with Bengoa, Jarabo's wife. Jarabo was accused on several charges, including aggression.[1][2]

José Ronaldo Jarabo was expelled from the Popular Democratic Party PPD following Jarabo’s endorsement of Miguel Romero for the mayoral reelection in San Juan. The expulsion was announced by the PPD’s deputy secretary Yaramary Torres and approved by the party president, Jesús Manuel Ortiz.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Políticos involucrados en casos de violencia doméstica". El Nuevo Día. February 23, 2012. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012.
  2. [2]
    Joel Ortíz Rivera (July 10, 2011). "Navajas de doble filo". El Nuevo Día.
  3. [3]
    https://bnn.network/politics/jose-ronaldo-jarabo-expelled-from-ppd-following-controversial-endorsement/
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