Zaida Cucusa Hernández

Zaida R. "Cucusa" Hernández Torres (born August 30, 1952) is a Puerto Rican politician who served as the Speaker of the Puerto Rican House of Representatives from 1993 to 1996. She also served as At-Large Representative from 1985 to 1997, and as Chairman of the San Juan NPP Municipal Committee from 1995 to 1997. Earned a Juris Doctor from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law.

Zaida R. Hernández Torres
25th Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
In office
January 11, 1993  December 31, 1996
GovernorPedro Rosselló
Preceded byJosé R. Jarabo Alvarez
Succeeded byEdison Misla Aldarondo
At-Large Member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
In office
January 2, 1985  January 2, 1997
Preceded byAngel Viera Martínez
Succeeded byIris M. Ruiz Class
Personal details
Born
Zaida Rosa Hernández Torres October 30, 1952

Morovis, Puerto Rico[1]
Political party
Alma materInteramerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law (JD)
OccupationLawyer

Previous to being a legislator, Hernández served as a Prosecutor in the Puerto Rico Justice Department. After her tenure as Speaker of the House, Hernández served as Appellate Court Judge from 1998 to 2008.[2] In May 2012, she became the center of a scandal when a photograph of politician Rafael Cox Alomar who was, at the time, the Popular Democratic Party's candidate for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico in the U.S. Congress was posted on her Twitter account comparing him to a chimpanzee and with the words "R.I.P. Yuyo". Human rights defenders criticized Hernández for the personal attack against Cox Alomar, who is of Afro-Puerto Rican ancestry, however, in statement she claimed her Twitter account was hacked and that she did not post the offensive image. She later apologized to Cox Alomar and terminated her Twitter account, promising to avoid social networks.[3]

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