Ronny Jarabo

José Ronaldo "Ronny" Jarabo Alvarez (born April 7, 1944), is a Puerto Rican politician born and raised by his mother in Cayey, Puerto Rico. He was the Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from 1985 to 1992, having served as a member of that legislative body for twenty years, from 1973 to 1992. Currently, he is an advisor to Puerto Rico Senate Minority Whip José Luis Dalmau and his expertise as a political analyst is tapped by local news media.

José R. Jarabo Alvarez
24th Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
In office
1985–1993
GovernorRafael Hernández Colón
Preceded bySevero Colberg Ramírez
Succeeded byZaida R. Hernández Torres
At-Large Member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
In office
January 2, 1973  January 2, 1993
Personal details
Born
José Ronaldo Jarabo Alvarez

(1944-04-07) April 7, 1944
Cayey, Puerto Rico
Political partyPPD
SpouseTeresa Bengoa
ParentFather: José María Jarabo
Alma materUniversity of Puerto Rico (BA)
University of Puerto Rico School of Law (JD)

Personal life

Jarabo was married to Teresa Bengoa. He has a BA in political science from the University of Puerto Rico. He also graduated from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law in 1972.

His father - José María Jarabo - was executed in Spain on July 4, 1959, for four murders committed in 1958.

In 1992, Jarabo was involved in a scandal when he went to the apartment of former beauty queen Elizabeth Zayas and her husband, Frank Kolodziej, to confront him on an alleged extramarital relationship he was having with Bengoa, Jarabo's wife. Jarabo was accused on several charges, including aggression.[1][2]

References

  1. "Políticos involucrados en casos de violencia doméstica". El Nuevo Día. February 23, 2012. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012.
  2. Joel Ortíz Rivera (July 10, 2011). "Navajas de doble filo". El Nuevo Día.


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