By The Star Staff
Manuel Reyes Alfonso, president of the Independent Expenditure Committee for the economic development of Puerto Rico, Democracy is Prosperity (DEP by its initials in Spanish), announced on Monday his advertising campaigns in support of 33 legislative candidates for seats in the island House of Representatives and Senate in the general elections on Nov. 5.
“With this new stage, we have fulfilled the objective of using our freedom of expression, as a private sector, for the first time to support legislative candidates who represent the best possibilities for prosperity for Puerto Rico, and we do so following the highest standards of transparency, ethics and responsibility,” Reyes Alfonso said in a written statement.
“Voters should also reject candidates who focus on handing out what we have not produced and who consistently disparage entrepreneurs who take risks and invest their capital to create jobs and wealth, because they see them as the problem and not the solution,” he added. “Such candidates will be incapable of leading us to prosperity.”
The media investment of over $1.5 million includes advertisements in favor of candidates from various political parties.
Among candidates from the New Progressive Party (NPP), DEP endorsed Ángel Toledo, Thomas Rivera Schatz and Keren Riquelme for at-large seats in the Senate. In the Senate by district, its preferred candidates are Wanda Soto for District 17 (Humacao), Nitza Moran for District 1 (San Juan), and Marissa Jiménez for District 5 (Carolina). For the House of Representatives the group endorsed José Aponte Hernández, Gabriel Rodríguez Aguiló, José “Pichy” Torres Zamora and Tatiana Pérez for at-large seats. The group’s preferred NPP candidates by district are Ángel Morey Noble for District 6 (Bayamón, Guaynabo, Cataño), Carlos “Johnny” Méndez Nuñez for District 36 (Culebra, Vieques, Río Grande, Fajardo, Ceiba, Luquillo), Víctor Parés for District 4 (San Juan), José “Cheito” Hernández for District 3 (San Juan), Odalys González for District 18 (Añasco, Rincón, Aguadilla, Moca) and Eddie Charbonier for District 1 (San Juan).
As for the Popular Democratic Party (PDP), DEP endorsed Luis Javier Hernández as their at-large candidate for the Senate. In the Senate districts, they have endorsed Marially González Huertas for District 5 (Ponce), Héctor Santiago for District 6 (Guayama) and Enid Monge for District 8 (Carolina). For at-large seats in the House of Representatives, the preferred PDP candidates are Ramón Torres Cruz and Gabriel López Arrieta. In the House districts, their candidates are Yulix Paredes for District 13 (Arecibo, Barceloneta, Florida and Manatí), Ángel “Tito” Fourquet Cordero for District 24 (Ponce), and Jesús “Chui” Hernández Arroyo for District 26 (Barranquitas, Coamo, Corozal, Orocovis and Villalba), Jesús Santa Rodríguez District 31 (Caguas, Gurabo) and Joel Sánchez Ayala from District 20 (Cabo Rojo, San Germán and Hormigueros).
From the Dignity Project, Joanne Rodríguez Veve was endorsed for an at-large Senate seat. In the Senate districts, the endorsed candidates are Javier Concepción for District 6 (Guayama) and Mario Rosado for District 3 (Arecibo). For the House of Representatives, DEP endorsed Luis Yordán for District 25 (Ponce, Juana Díaz, Peñuelas) and Abiatar Ramos for District 15 (Hatillo, Camuy and Quebradillas).
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