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José Enrique Meléndez Ortiz
José Enrique Meléndez Ortiz (New Progressive Party) (also known as Quiquito) was an at-large member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives. He left office on January 2, 2025.
Meléndez Ortiz (New Progressive Party) ran for election for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico. He did not appear on the ballot for the New Progressive Party primary on June 2, 2024.
Biography
José Enrique Meléndez Ortiz was born in Aibonito, Puerto Rico. Ortiz earned a law degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico His career experience includes working as a lawyer. He has been affiliated with the Young Republicans Federation and National Committeeman of the Young Republicans.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico, 2024
General election
General election for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
Pablo Jose Hernandez Rivera defeated William Villafañe Ramos, Ana Irma Rivera Lassén, Viviana Ramirez-Morales, and Roberto Karlo Velazquez Correa in the general election for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Pablo Jose Hernandez Rivera (Popular Democratic Party) | 43.5 | 530,540 |
 | William Villafañe Ramos (New Progressive Party) | 37.1 | 452,615 | |
 | Ana Irma Rivera Lassén (Citizen's Victory Movement) | 9.5 | 115,710 | |
 | Viviana Ramirez-Morales (Project Dignity) | 5.0 | 60,512 | |
 | Roberto Karlo Velazquez Correa (Puerto Rican Independence Party) | 4.9 | 60,161 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 624 | ||
| Total votes: 1,220,162 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jenniffer González-Colón (New Progressive Party)
- Melin Sotiriou Droz (Independent)
New Progressive Party primary election
New Progressive Party primary for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
William Villafañe Ramos defeated Elmer Roman in the New Progressive Party primary for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico on June 2, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | William Villafañe Ramos | 54.5 | 172,844 |
 | Elmer Roman | 45.5 | 144,122 | |
| Total votes: 316,966 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- José Enrique Meléndez Ortiz (New Progressive Party)
- Marigdalia K. Ramírez Fort (New Progressive Party)
Popular Democratic Party primary election
The Popular Democratic Party primary election was canceled. Pablo Jose Hernandez Rivera advanced from the Popular Democratic Party primary for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico.
Project Dignity primary election
The Project Dignity primary election was canceled. Viviana Ramirez-Morales advanced from the Project Dignity primary for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election
The Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election was canceled. Roberto Karlo Velazquez Correa advanced from the Puerto Rican Independence Party primary for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico.
Citizen's Victory Movement convention
Citizen's Victory Movement convention for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
Ana Irma Rivera Lassén defeated Edgardo Cruz in the Citizen's Victory Movement convention for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico on March 16, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ana Irma Rivera Lassén (Citizen's Victory Movement) | 85.5 | 1,043 |
| Edgardo Cruz (Citizen's Victory Movement) | 14.5 | 177 | ||
| Total votes: 1,220 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Meléndez Ortiz in this election.
2020
See also: Puerto Rico House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Puerto Rico House of Representatives At-large District (11 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Puerto Rico House of Representatives At-large District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Héctor Ferrer Santiago (Popular Democratic Party) | 11.7 | 141,850 | |
| ✔ | Denis Márquez Lebrón (Puerto Rican Independence Party) | 10.6 | 127,577 | |
| ✔ | Mariana Nogales Molinelli (Citizen Victory Movement) | 7.3 | 87,922 | |
| ✔ | José Torres Zamora (New Progressive Party) | 6.8 | 81,657 | |
| ✔ | Lisie Janet Burgos Muñiz (Project Dignity) | 6.7 | 81,360 | |
| ✔ |  | Jesús Manuel Ortiz González (Popular Democratic Party) | 6.0 | 71,950 |
| ✔ |  | José Enrique Meléndez Ortiz (New Progressive Party) | 5.9 | 71,308 |
| ✔ |  | José Bernardo Márquez (Citizen Victory Movement) | 5.5 | 67,049 |
| ✔ | José Aponte Hernández (New Progressive Party) | 5.5 | 67,030 | |
| ✔ | Néstor Alonso Vega (New Progressive Party) | 5.3 | 64,571 | |
| ✔ | María de Lourdes Ramos Rivera (New Progressive Party) | 5.3 | 63,700 | |
| Jorge Emmanuel Báez Pagán (New Progressive Party) | 5.0 | 60,603 | ||
| Enid Monge (Popular Democratic Party) | 4.8 | 58,505 | ||
| Keyliz Méndez Torres (Popular Democratic Party) | 4.7 | 57,243 | ||
| Yaramary Torres (Popular Democratic Party) | 4.6 | 55,122 | ||
| Gabriel López Arrieta (Popular Democratic Party) | 4.2 | 50,655 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 294 | ||
| Total votes: 1,208,396 | |||
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New Progressive Party primary election
New Progressive Party primary for Puerto Rico House of Representatives At-large District (11 seats)
The following candidates ran in the New Progressive Party primary for Puerto Rico House of Representatives At-large District on August 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | José Torres Zamora | 15.3 | 183,179 | |
| ✔ | | José Enrique Meléndez Ortiz | 14.7 | 176,057 |
| ✔ | José Aponte Hernández | 12.2 | 145,862 | |
| ✔ | María de Lourdes Ramos Rivera | 11.2 | 134,254 | |
| ✔ | Néstor Alonso Vega | 11.1 | 132,467 | |
| ✔ | Jorge Emmanuel Báez Pagán | 10.0 | 119,633 | |
| Eddie Manso | 9.2 | 110,496 | ||
| Joe Colón | 9.2 | 110,474 | ||
| María Charbonier Laureano | 7.0 | 84,234 | ||
| Total votes: 1,196,656 | |||
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Popular Democratic Party primary election
Popular Democratic Party primary for Puerto Rico House of Representatives At-large District (11 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Popular Democratic Party primary for Puerto Rico House of Representatives At-large District on August 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Héctor Ferrer Santiago | 15.3 | 152,655 | |
| ✔ | | Jesús Manuel Ortiz González | 13.4 | 133,807 |
| ✔ | Keyliz Méndez Torres | 9.8 | 97,376 | |
| ✔ | Yaramary Torres | 9.0 | 90,047 | |
| ✔ | Gabriel López Arrieta | 7.7 | 76,859 | |
| ✔ | Enid Monge | 7.5 | 74,819 | |
| Carlos Javier Sánchez Román | 7.4 | 73,654 | ||
| Carlos Bianchi | 7.1 | 70,452 | ||
| Pedro Irene Maymí | 5.7 | 57,264 | ||
| Radziel Alicea Castillo | 5.3 | 52,394 | ||
| Ángel Rodríguez Otero | 4.8 | 47,823 | ||
| José Rosario Meléndez | 3.6 | 35,721 | ||
| José González | 3.3 | 33,121 | ||
| Total votes: 995,992 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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José Enrique Meléndez Ortiz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
José Enrique Meléndez Ortiz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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