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José Quique Meléndez

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Quique Meléndez
Majority Leader of the Puerto Rico Senate
In office
January 1997 – January 1, 2001
Preceded byCharlie Rodríguez
Succeeded byJosé Luis Dalmau
Member of the Puerto Rico Senate
from the Guayama district
In office
January 2, 1993 – January 1, 2001
Personal details
Born
José Enrique Meléndez Ortiz

Coamo, Puerto Rico
Political partyNew Progressive
SpouseElba Ortiz Santiago
Children1

José Enrique "Quique" Meléndez Ortiz is a Puerto Rican politician from the New Progressive Party (PNP). He served as member of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001.

Meléndez was elected to the Senate of Puerto Rico in the 1992 general election. He represented the District of Guayama.[1] Meléndez was reelected at the 1996 general election.[2]

Meléndez ran for a third term at the 2000 general elections, but was defeated by the candidates of the PPD.[3]

Personal life

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Meléndez is married to Elba M. Ortiz Santiago. He has at least one son, José E. Meléndez Ortiz, Jr., who is serving as a member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives since 2011. In April 2023, José Quique Meléndez speaks out against the independence of Puerto Rico in a forum.[1].

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Elecciones Generales 1992: Senadores por el Distrito 06 - Guayama". CEEPUR.
  2. ^ "Elecciones Generales 1996: Senadores por el Distrito 06 - Guayama". CEEPUR.
  3. ^ "Elecciones Generales 2000: Escrutinio de Senadores". CEEPUR. December 19, 2000.
Senate of Puerto Rico
Preceded by Majority Leader of the Puerto Rico Senate
1997–2001
Succeeded by