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Elizabeth Torres Rodriguez
Elizabeth Torres Rodriguez was a member of the U.S. House shadow delegates, Puerto Rico, representing Puerto Rico. She assumed office on July 1, 2021. She left office on July 17, 2023.
Torres Rodriguez (independent) ran for election for an at-large seat of the Puerto Rico Senate. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2023-2024
Torres Rodriguez was assigned to the following committees:
- United States House of Representatives Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
- House Committee on Appropriations
- Financial Services and General Government
- Transportation, Housing and Urban Development
- Committee on Financial Services
- Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion
- Housing and Insurance
- Committee on House Administration
- Elections
Elections
2024
See also: Puerto Rico Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for Puerto Rico Senate At-Large District (11 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Puerto Rico Senate At-Large District on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | María De Lourdes Santiago (Puerto Rican Independence Party) | 14.2 | 178,575 | |
| ✔ | Thomas Rivera Schatz (New Progressive Party) | 7.9 | 100,001 | |
| ✔ |  | Joanne Rodríguez Veve (Project Dignity) | 7.5 | 94,604 |
| ✔ | José Dalmau Santiago (Popular Democratic Party) | 6.8 | 86,097 | |
| ✔ | Luis Javier Hernández Ortiz (Popular Democratic Party) | 6.8 | 85,956 | |
| ✔ | José Santiago Rivera (Popular Democratic Party) | 6.1 | 76,961 | |
| ✔ |  | Ada Álvarez Conde (Popular Democratic Party) | 6.0 | 76,039 |
| ✔ | Ángel Antonio Toledo López (New Progressive Party) | 5.7 | 72,368 | |
| ✔ | Eliezer Molina Pérez (Independent) | 5.6 | 71,254 | |
| ✔ | Gregorio Matias Rosario (New Progressive Party) | 5.5 | 69,350 | |
| ✔ | Roxanna Soto Aguilú (New Progressive Party) | 5.5 | 69,010 | |
| Keren Riquelme (New Progressive Party) | 5.4 | 67,953 | ||
| Leyda Cruz (New Progressive Party) | 5.4 | 67,591 | ||
 | José Antonio Vargas Vidot (Independent) | 3.9 | 48,566 | |
 | Elizabeth Torres Rodriguez (Independent) | 0.8 | 10,191 | |
| Nelson Raul Albino Ruiz (Independent) | 0.2 | 2,042 | ||
| Jorge Luis Oyola Torres (Independent) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Carlos Díaz Sánchez (Popular Democratic Party) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
 | Javier Aponte Dalmau (Popular Democratic Party) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Sharon Rodriguez Diaz (Independent) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Andrea Rua Gonzalez (Independent) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 6.7 | 84,649 | ||
| Total votes: 1,261,207 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Alejandro Santiago Calderón (Citizen's Victory Movement)
- Rafael Bernabe (Citizen's Victory Movement)
New Progressive Party primary election
New Progressive Party primary for Puerto Rico Senate At-Large District (11 seats)
The following candidates ran in the New Progressive Party primary for Puerto Rico Senate At-Large District on June 2, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thomas Rivera Schatz | 15.9 | 236,626 | |
| ✔ | Keren Riquelme | 13.4 | 198,752 | |
| ✔ | Ángel Antonio Toledo López | 11.7 | 173,717 | |
| ✔ | Gregorio Matias Rosario | 11.4 | 169,373 | |
| ✔ | Roxanna Soto Aguilú | 10.0 | 148,521 | |
| ✔ | Leyda Cruz | 8.8 | 130,110 | |
| Marcos Fabián González Barreto | 8.3 | 123,290 | ||
| Carlos Rodríguez Mateo | 7.8 | 115,355 | ||
| Marlene Maldonado | 7.0 | 103,352 | ||
| Ángel Ortiz Valladares | 5.8 | 85,594 | ||
| Total votes: 1,484,690 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Miguel Angel Padilla Torres (New Progressive Party)
- Orlando Parga Cuevas (New Progressive Party)
Popular Democratic Party primary election
Popular Democratic Party primary for Puerto Rico Senate At-Large District (11 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Popular Democratic Party primary for Puerto Rico Senate At-Large District on June 2, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Luis Javier Hernández Ortiz | 20.4 | 109,159 | |
| ✔ | José Dalmau Santiago | 17.9 | 95,733 | |
| ✔ | José Santiago Rivera | 15.7 | 84,035 | |
| ✔ | | Ada Álvarez Conde | 15.5 | 82,964 |
| ✔ | Carlos Díaz Sánchez | 12.0 | 64,268 | |
| ✔ | | Javier Aponte Dalmau | 11.8 | 63,037 |
| Eder Ortiz | 6.5 | 34,765 | ||
| Total votes: 533,961 | |||
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Project Dignity primary election
The Project Dignity primary election was canceled. Incumbent Joanne Rodríguez Veve advanced from the Project Dignity primary for Puerto Rico Senate At-Large District.
Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election
The Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent María De Lourdes Santiago advanced from the Puerto Rican Independence Party primary for Puerto Rico Senate At-Large District.
Citizen's Victory Movement convention
Citizen's Victory Movement convention for Puerto Rico Senate At-Large District (11 seats)
Incumbent Rafael Bernabe and Alejandro Santiago Calderón defeated Ramón Cruz and Edwin Marrero Martinez in the Citizen's Victory Movement convention for Puerto Rico Senate At-Large District on March 16, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rafael Bernabe (Citizen's Victory Movement) | 40.1 | 931 | |
| ✔ | Alejandro Santiago Calderón (Citizen's Victory Movement) | 23.2 | 538 | |
| Ramón Cruz (Citizen's Victory Movement) | 21.5 | 499 | ||
| Edwin Marrero Martinez (Citizen's Victory Movement) | 15.2 | 354 | ||
| Total votes: 2,322 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Torres Rodriguez in this election.
2021
See also: United States Shadow House of Representatives special elections in Puerto Rico, 2021
General election
Special general election for U.S. Shadow Representative Puerto Rico (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. Shadow Representative Puerto Rico on May 16, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Elizabeth Torres Rodriguez (Nonpartisan) | 19.8 | 63,520 |
| ✔ | Ricardo Rosselló (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 16.8 | 53,823 | |
| ✔ |  | Roberto Lefranc Fortuño (Nonpartisan) | 14.9 | 47,853 |
| ✔ |  | María Meléndez Altieri (Nonpartisan) | 13.2 | 42,263 |
 | Adriel Velez Torres (Nonpartisan) | 9.8 | 31,591 | |
 | Jorge Rodriguez Feliciano (Nonpartisan) | 9.7 | 31,213 | |
 | Ricardo Marrero Passapera (Nonpartisan) | 9.6 | 30,783 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 6.2 | 19,928 | ||
| Total votes: 320,974 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Elizabeth Torres Rodriguez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Elizabeth Torres Rodriguez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
