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Axel Roque

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Axel Roque
Member of the Puerto Rico Senate
from the Guayama district
In office
January 2, 2017 – January 2, 2021
Personal details
Born (1983-07-21) July 21, 1983 (age 41)
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Political partyNew Progressive Party (PNP)
Alma materInteramerican University of Puerto Rico

Axel F. Roque Gracía (Chino) is a Puerto Rican politician elected to the Senate of Puerto Rico on the Guayama district.[1]

Early years and studies

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Axel Roque was born on July 21, 1983, in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Went thru the Puerto Rico public education system in Naranjito, Puerto Rico. in 2007 earned a Bachelor of Arts in education with a concentration in history from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico. Worked as history teacher with the Puerto Rico Department of Education.

Politics

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Roque is the vice president on the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico youth committee in Naranjito and served as a member of the city council in Naranjito from 2013 until 2016. Roque was elected as senator in the 2016 Puerto Rico general elections for the Guayama district. Presides the Youth, Recreation and sports committee.

in 2019 Axel Roque lost a special election for mayor of Barranquitas, Puerto Rico against Elliot Colón Blanco.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Candidatos / 2020 General Election - Candidates". Elecciones Generales 2020 (in Spanish). 2020-11-03. Archived from the original on 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  2. ^ https://www.metro.pr/pr/noticias/2019/11/10/declaran-extraoficialmente-elliot-colon-blanco-nuevo-alcalde-barranquitas.html