José Santiago Rivera (Puerto Rico)
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2025 - Present
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José Santiago Rivera (Popular Democratic Party) (also known as Josian) is an at-large member of the Puerto Rico Senate. He assumed office on January 2, 2025. His current term ends on January 2, 2029.
Santiago Rivera (Popular Democratic Party) ran for election for an at-large seat of the Puerto Rico Senate. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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 Santiago Rivera in this election.
2020
See also: Mayoral election in Comerío, Puerto Rico (2020)
General election
General election for Mayor of Comerío
Incumbent José Santiago Rivera defeated Dennis Agosto Vázquez, Cristian González, and Raúl Lemuel Rivera Díaz in the general election for Mayor of Comerío on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | José Santiago Rivera (Popular Democratic Party) | 57.1 | 4,517 | |
| Dennis Agosto Vázquez (New Progressive Party) | 36.8 | 2,910 | ||
| Cristian González (Citizen Victory Movement) | 3.8 | 301 | ||
| Raúl Lemuel Rivera Díaz (Puerto Rican Independence Party) | 2.2 | 170 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 7,905 | |||
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New Progressive Party primary election
The New Progressive Party primary election was canceled. Dennis Agosto Vázquez advanced from the New Progressive Party primary for Mayor of Comerío.
Popular Democratic Party primary election
The Popular Democratic Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent José Santiago Rivera advanced from the Popular Democratic Party primary for Mayor of Comerío.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
José Santiago Rivera did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
José Santiago Rivera did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Puerto Rico Senate At-Large District 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Mayor of Comerío -2025 |
Succeeded by Irvin Rivera Gonzalez |
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