María Charbonier Laureano
María Charbonier Laureano (New Progressive Party) was an at-large member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives. She left office on September 15, 2020.
Charbonier Laureano (New Progressive Party) ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives. She lost in the New Progressive Party primary on August 9, 2020.
On August 17, 2020, Charbonier Laureano was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation after being indicted for a kickback scheme.[1] She resigned her seat in the Puerto Rico House on September 15, 2020.[2] Click here to learn more.
Elections
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
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
María Charbonier Laureano did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Noteworthy events
Federal charges and resignation (2020)
On August 17, 2020, Charbonier Laureano was indicted and arrested for a kickback scheme in which she inflated an employee's salary in return for part of the money he received.[1] She resigned from office on August 20, 2020, effective September 15, 2020.[2]
In a letter sent to the Speaker of the House, Charbonier Laureano said, “I have to assume this responsibility and this will require time, commitment, a lot of effort and money. It is worth noting that this burden is not on you. I am calm, at peace, with a clear conscience. I came here to work and I did that with responsibility and determination.”[2]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
