Jenniffer González-Colón

Jenniffer González-Colón

New Progressive Party

Governor of Puerto Rico

Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

0

Predecessor

Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia

Prior offices

Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico

Successor: Pablo Jose Hernandez Rivera

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Puerto Rico, 2001

Law

Interamerican University

Contact

Official Twitter

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Campaign website

Campaign Facebook

Campaign Twitter

Campaign Instagram

Campaign YouTube

Personal Facebook

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Personal LinkedIn

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Jenniffer González-Colón (New Progressive Party) is the Governor of Puerto Rico. She assumed office on January 2, 2025. Her current term ends on January 2, 2028.

González-Colón (New Progressive Party) ran for election for Governor of Puerto Rico. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

González-Colón also ran for re-election for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico. She did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 5, 2024.

According to her US House biography, Gonzalez-Colon is a "lifelong Republican and activist for Puerto Rican statehood." Gonzalez-Colon was previously the chairwoman of the Republican Party of Puerto Rico.

Biography

Jenniffer González-Colón was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. González-Colón earned a bachelor's degree from The University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras in 2001, a juris doctor degree from Inter American University of Puerto Rico, San Juan in 2010, and a master of laws degree from Inter American University of Puerto Rico, San Juan in 2014.

González-Colón served as the vice president of the New Progressive Party from 2008 to 2016 and was the president of the Puerto Rico Republican Party from 2004 to 2016.

Political career

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González-Colón's political career includes the following offices:

• 2025-present: Governor of Puerto Rico
• 2017-2025: Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico

Elections

2024

See also: Puerto Rico gubernatorial election, 2024

General election

General election for Governor of Puerto Rico

Jenniffer González-Colón defeated Juan Dalmau Ramírez, Jesús Manuel Ortiz González, Javier Jiménez Pérez, and Javier Cordova Iturregui in the general election for Governor of Puerto Rico on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jenniffer González-Colón (New Progressive Party)	41.2	526,020
		Juan Dalmau Ramírez (Puerto Rican Independence Party)	30.7	392,185
		Jesús Manuel Ortiz González (Popular Democratic Party)	21.4	273,649
		Javier Jiménez Pérez (Project Dignity)	6.4	81,369
		Javier Cordova Iturregui (Citizen's Victory Movement)	0.1	1,522
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	1,362

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,276,107
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Víctor Luis Medina Cruz (Independent)
• Carlos Cintron Rivera (Independent)
• Ada Norah Henriquez (Independent)

Citizen's Victory Movement primary election

The Citizen's Victory Movement primary election was canceled. Javier Cordova Iturregui advanced from the Citizen's Victory Movement primary for Governor of Puerto Rico.

New Progressive Party primary election

New Progressive Party primary for Governor of Puerto Rico

Jenniffer González-Colón defeated incumbent Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia in the New Progressive Party primary for Governor of Puerto Rico on June 2, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jenniffer González-Colón	54.3	174,203
		Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia	45.7	146,872

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 321,075
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Popular Democratic Party primary election

Popular Democratic Party primary for Governor of Puerto Rico

Jesús Manuel Ortiz González defeated Juan Zaragoza Gómez in the Popular Democratic Party primary for Governor of Puerto Rico on June 2, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jesús Manuel Ortiz González	61.8	93,133
	Submit photo	Juan Zaragoza Gómez	38.2	57,651

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 150,784
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Project Dignity primary election

The Project Dignity primary election was canceled. Javier Jiménez Pérez advanced from the Project Dignity primary for Governor of Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election

The Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election was canceled. Juan Dalmau Ramírez advanced from the Puerto Rican Independence Party primary for Governor of Puerto Rico.

Endorsements

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2020

See also: United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico, 2020

General election

General election for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico

Incumbent Jenniffer González-Colón defeated Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, Zayira Jordán Conde, Ada Norah Henriquez, and Luis Roberto Piñero in the general election for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jenniffer González-Colón (New Progressive Party)	41.1	512,697
		Aníbal Acevedo Vilá (Popular Democratic Party)	32.1	400,412
		Zayira Jordán Conde (Citizen's Victory Movement)	12.7	157,679
		Ada Norah Henriquez (Project Dignity)	7.7	95,873
		Luis Roberto Piñero (Puerto Rican Independence Party)	6.3	78,503
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	928

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,246,092
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• José Nadal Power (Popular Democratic Party)
• Juan Carlos Albors (Popular Democratic Party)

2016

See also: United States House of Representatives election in Puerto Rico, 2016

Incumbent Pedro Pierluisi (D) did not seek re-election in 2016. Jennifer Gonzalez Colon (PNP) won election, defeating Mariana Nogales-Molinelli (PPT), Hugo Rodriguez Diaz (PIP), and Hector Ferrer Rios (PPD) in the general election on November 8, 2016.

U.S. House, Puerto Rico General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	New Progressive Party (PNP)	Jennifer Gonzalez Colon	48.8%	718,591
	Popular Democratic Party (PPD)	Hector Ferrer Rios	47.2%	695,073
	Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP)	Hugo Rodriguez Diaz	2.7%	39,704
	Working People's Party (PPT)	Mariana Nogales-Molinelli	1.3%	19,033
Total Votes				1,472,401
Source: The Green Papers

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Jenniffer González-Colón did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Jenniffer González-Colón did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Jenniffer González-Colón campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico	Withdrew general	$1,890,335	$1,995,735
2020	Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico	Won general	$1,707,692	$1,618,898
Grand total			$3,598,026	$3,614,632
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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Noteworthy events

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Tested positive for coronavirus on August 24, 2020

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On August 24, 2020, Gonzalez-Colon announced on Facebook that she tested positive for coronavirus.

Congressional tenure

Committee assignments

2023-2024

González-Colón was assigned to the following committees:^[Source]

• Committee on Natural Resources
• Indian and Insular Affairs, Vice Chairman
• Water, Oceans, and Wildlife
• Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
• Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management
• Water Resources and Environment

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2021-2022

González-Colón was assigned to the following committees:^[Source]

• Committee on Natural Resources
• Water, Oceans, and Wildlife
• Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
• Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
• Highways and Transit
• Water Resources and Environment

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2017-2018

At the beginning of the 115th Congress, González-Colón was assigned to the following committees:

• Committee on Natural Resources
• Committee on Small Business
• Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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Preceded by Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia	Governor of Puerto Rico 2025-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico 2017-2025	Succeeded by Pablo Jose Hernandez Rivera