Néstor Alonso Vega
Néstor Alonso Vega (New Progressive Party) was an at-large member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives. He left office on November 10, 2020.
Alonso Vega (New Progressive Party) ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.
On November 5, 2020, Vega pleaded not guilty to federal corruption charges, to include bribery and wire fraud.[1] He resigned on November 10 of the same year.[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
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Néstor Alonso Vega did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Noteworthy events
Federal charges and resignation (2020)
On November 5, 2020, Vega pleaded not guilty to federal corruption charges, to include bribery and wire fraud.[1] Vega was accused "of more than doubling the salary of one unidentified employee and then demanding half of it in return...[He] received the money via direct deposit into his bank and a Home Depot account."[1] He resigned on November 10 of the same year.[2]
As reported by Primera Hora, Vega offered the following response in his resignation letter:
"Given the facts that have been publicly discussed, in which there is a federal investigation against me, I have made this difficult decision, for the welfare of the legislative body to which I have been honored to belong...I am calm and at peace. I came to work for my people, and that is what I have been doing since 2017. But I understand the responsibility of the historical moment in which we find ourselves and, therefore, I have made the decision that I have just communicated to you."[2]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
