Governor of Puerto Rico (2017-2019)
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In this
Spanish name
, the first or paternal
surname
is
Rossello
and the second or maternal family name is
Nevares
.
Ricardo Antonio Rossello Nevares
(
Latin American Spanish:
[rose??o
ne?βa?es]
; born March 7, 1979) is a former governor of Puerto Rico who served from 2017 until his resignation in 2019 after overwhelming protests related to the
Telegramgate
scandal. He is the son of former governor of
Puerto Rico
and pediatric surgeon
Pedro Rossello
.
In 2010, Rossello founded the political advocacy group
Boricua ¡Ahora Es!
to advocate for changing
the current political status of Puerto Rico
. Rossello supports
Puerto Rican statehood
. Following several years of political advocacy, Rossello announced that he would seek the nomination of the
New Progressive Party
(PNP in Spanish) for Governor of Puerto Rico in 2016.
[3]
After winning the New Progressive Party primary, Rossello was elected governor in the
2016 general election
, defeating five other candidates.
In July 2019, Rossello faced widespread controversy after a group chat on the
Telegram
app between Rossello and his staff was made public. The chat included vulgar, sexist,
homophobic
and
misogynistic
language,
[4]
[5]
a discussion of the operation of
Internet troll
networks on social media,
elitist
comments,
[6]
and mockery of the troubles of Puerto Ricans as they continue to recover from 2017's Hurricane Maria that caused approximately 3,000 deaths. In one message, Rossello's chief financial officer joked about the people who died in Hurricane Maria,
[7]
and an apparent death threat made by Rossello against Mayor of San Juan
Carmen Yulin Cruz
.
[8]
As a result of the leak, protests were held for several consecutive days throughout Puerto Rico demanding Rossello's resignation. An estimated 500,000 people took to
Old San Juan
on July 17, 2019, as part of the protests. After first stating that he intended to complete his term as governor, Rossello later promised to resign on August 2,
[9]
[10]
[11]
which he did.
[12]
Early life and education
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Rossello was born 1979 in
San Juan, Puerto Rico
, the son of
Pedro Rossello
and
Maga Nevares
. His older brothers are Juan Oscar (b. 1971) and Luis Roberto (b. 1973). Pedro Rossello served as
Governor of Puerto Rico
from 1993 to 2001.
[13]
Rossello's paternal great-grandfather, Pedro Juan Rossello Batle, immigrated in 1902 at the age of 23 from
Lloseta
,
Mallorca
, Spain.
[14]
Rossello attended high school at
Colegio Marista de Guaynabo
.
[15]
He was selected to compete in the
International Mathematical Olympiads
.
[16]
Rossello earned a bachelor's degree from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT) in 2001 in biomedical engineering and economics.
[17]
As a researcher in college, Rossello focused on
adult stem cell research
.
[18]
He received a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from the
University of Michigan
.
[15]
[17]
Early career
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Scientific career
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Rossello is a co-founder of Beijing Prosperous Biopharm, a medical research company in
Beijing, China
.
[19]
Rossello claimed to have developed various drugs then later clarified that they were still in the research phase of development.
[19]
Early political involvement
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Rossello became involved in politics during the 2008 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election when his father Pedro Rossello lost a party primary against the eventual Governor
Luis Fortuno
. Rossello was a
Hillary Clinton
delegate to the 2008 nominating convention and an
Obama
delegate to the 2012 convention. In 2008, he participated in Clinton's get-out-the-vote efforts for the June 1 Puerto Rico presidential primary, appearing in her final TV ad with several
Democratic
political leaders, including fellow statehooder
Kenneth McClintock
and commonwealth's Roberto Prats and Jose A. Hernandez Mayoral.
[20]
Following this event, Rossello became a political commentator, writing columns for
El Vocero
, a daily newspaper published in
San Juan
, covering politics, science, healthcare and economics topics. Additionally, Rossello appeared as a regular guest analyst in several political radio
talk shows
.
[
citation needed
]
He published a book that depicted the accomplishments of his father's administration (1993?2001). All copies of the limited edition print were exhausted in one day. To diffuse the message, he allowed the material to be public domain and published it on the La Obra de Rossello website for everyone to read.
[21]
In 2012, Rossello founded
Boricua ¡Ahora Es!
, a political advocacy group that advocates changing Puerto Rico's current political status. The movement featured a grass-roots educational campaign,
[22]
suggesting that involvement of the international community may be necessary for the
United States government
to take action.
[23]
Boricua ¡Ahora Es!
actively campaigned during the 2012
Puerto Rico status referendum
.
Rossello was accused by
Bolivian
author
Lupe Andrade
of plagiarizing her column
Responsabilidad y democracia
("Accountability and Democracy"). He denied the claim and no legal action followed.
[24]
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Governor of Puerto Rico
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2016 gubernatorial campaign
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Since 2012, Rossello was mentioned as a potential gubernatorial candidate for the 2016 election cycle.
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In 2013, he began organizing a group of collaborators to build what he called
Plan para Puerto Rico
(
Plan for Puerto Rico
). This plan would serve as a blueprint to deal with the economic and political problems and Puerto Rico and by being built years before a candidacy, it would represent a more complete and realistic political agenda. In 2014, Rossello utilized his political platform to perform several protest events against the policies of the incumbent governor of Puerto Rico,
Alejandro Garcia Padilla
. Some of these events included a march against a proposed
Value Added Tax
.
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citation needed
]
Rossello described that he intended to apply a scientific approach to governance. As a part of this, he traveled to other countries and US states to study how they approached various problems in governing, such as Finland, Estonia, and Florida.
[31]
On September 19, 2015, he confirmed his intention to run for
Governor of Puerto Rico
in the
2016 election
,
[32]
and held a campaign rally the next day at
Roberto Clemente Coliseum
in San Juan that surpassed the previous attendance record held by Ricky Martin. At the rally, he endorsed
Jenniffer Gonzalez
, a Republican, for Resident Commissioner.
[33]
On June 5, 2016, Rossello won the
New Progressive Party primary
against incumbent
Resident Commissioner
Pedro Pierluisi
, thus becoming the party's candidate for governor and heading to the general election against PPD candidate
David Bernier
.
[34]
He made
Puerto Rican statehood
the central issue of his campaign, and views statehood as the key to economic recovery.
[35]
On November 8, 2016, Rossello defeated five other gubernatorial candidates and was elected Governor of Puerto Rico, receiving 41% of the vote. He was sworn in on January 2, 2017.
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Tenure
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Domestic policies
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Upon his election, Rossello was the second-youngest person to become Governor of Puerto Rico.
[37]
On his first day as governor, Rossello signed six executive orders. His first executive order was the OE-2017-001, decreeing a state of fiscal emergency. The second order was the OE-2017-002, which creates the COF with the intent of obtaining, maximizing and overseeing more federal funds. The third executive order, OE-2017-003, looks to streamline the permit obtaining process for development of projects that promote a new or improved infrastructure for the lending of services for the citizens and for economic development within Puerto Rico. The fourth executive order, OE-2017-004, creates an interagency group of projects critical for the infrastructure, a collateral effect of the OE 2017?003. The fifth executive order, OE-2017-005, orders the implementation of the method of zero base budget for the preparation of the budget for the fiscal year 2017?2018. The last executive order Rossello signed on his first day was the OE-2017-006; it decrees a public policy within the Government of Puerto Rico that guarantees equal pay and work for women employees.
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He also began the process of restructuring Puerto Rico's national debt.
[41]
In 2017, Rossello signed the
Permitting Reform Act
, streamlining business permitting processes on the island, and he also created the Puerto Rico Department of Public Safety.
[42]
In July 2017, Rossello signed a bill that enacts regulations and makes the use of marijuana legal for medicinal use. The move goes further than the executive order issued by his predecessor which in Rosello's words, "ignored the legislative process and, following an executive order, promulgated a regulation without due discussion with all sectors and representatives elected by the people."
[43]
Rossello has stated that he intends to shrink the size of government,
[44]
through reducing funding to various parts of the bureaucracy.
[45]
He also started an effort on labor reform, which was revoked after differences between the governor's intended version and the version developed by the Financial Oversight and Management Board.
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Rossello then tabled a second version of the plan in March 2018.
[47]
Rossello took credit for raising the minimum wage in Puerto Rico.
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In 2017, he signed the Equal Pay Act, pushing for equal pay regardless of gender.
[50]
In 2018 he signed six laws targeting the reform of the insurance industry, as a response to how insurance companies acted during recent hurricanes.
[51]
In December 2017, Rossello signed the "New Government Law", which was intended to consolidate agencies in order to improve efficiency and save capital. Rossello stated, "the objective is to establish a platform where we can reduce a 131 agencies to 30 or 35 agencies in Puerto Rico."
[52]
In June 2019, Ricardo Rosello announced that $2 million had been appropriated to the
Puerto Rico Office for Socioeconomic and Community Development
(ODSEC by its Spanish initials) for construction of new roofs. The total number of homes that could receive new roofs was 180, of the 20,000 to 30,000 homes still missing roofs since
Hurricane Maria
hit Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017.
[53]
Wanda Vazquez Garced
, the governor who followed his troubled tenure, stated all contracts signed by Rossello would be reviewed by her administration. Rossello's alleged corruption was given as a reason to further delay promised funds for Hurricane Maria recovery, as announced by
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
on August 6, 2019.
[54]
Economic strategies
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By the time Rossello took office, the
Puerto Rican government-debt crisis
posed serious problems for the government which was saddled with outstanding debt of $70
billion or $12,000 per capita at a time with a 45% poverty rate and 14.2% unemployment that is more than twice the mainland U.S. average.
[55]
The Commonwealth had been defaulting on many debts, including bonds, since 2015. Rossello discussed the situation and sketched out his plans in an interview with the international
Financial Times
in mid January and indicated that he would seek an amicable resolution with creditors and also make fiscal reforms. "There will be real fiscal oversight and we are willing to sit down. We are taking steps to make bold reforms. ... What we are asking for is runway to establish these reforms and have Washington recognise that they have a role to play." He also implemented austerity measures, instructing Puerto Rican government agencies to cut operating expenses by 10% and reduce political appointees by 20%.
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To ensure funds would be available to pay for "essential" government services Rossello signed a fiscal emergency law on January 28, 2017, that would set aside funds that might otherwise be required for debt payments.
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In late January, the federal control board created under
PROMESA
gave the government until February 28 to present a fiscal plan - including negotiations with creditors - to solve the problems. It is essential for Puerto Rico to reach restructuring deals to avoid a bankruptcy-like process under PROMESA.
[58]
A moratorium on lawsuits by debtors was extended to May 31.
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Rossello hired investment experts
Rothschild & Co
to assist in convincing creditors to take deeper losses on Puerto Rico's debts than they had expected. The company was also exploring the possibility of convincing insurers that had guaranteed some of the bonds against default, to contribute more to the restructuring, according to reliable sources. The governor also planned to negotiate restructuring of about $9
billion of electric utility debt, a plan that could result "in a showdown with insurers". Political observers suggest that his negotiation of the electrical utility debt indicated Rossello's intention to take a harder line with creditors. Puerto Rico has received authority from the federal government to reduce its debt with legal action and this may make creditors more willing to negotiate instead of becoming embroiled in a long and costly legal battle.
[60]
On May 31, Rossello unveiled his $9.56
billion proposed budget for the 2018 fiscal year. The budget prioritized paying pensions, increasing spending in the island's health system, public safety, and transportation. At the same time, the budget proposed cutting in the departments of education, natural resources, housing, agriculture, correction, and justice. Of the education cuts, it included over a $200
million cut for Puerto Rico's public university, which had experienced organized student strikes for over two months. The budget directed $2
billion for the public pension system of Puerto Rico that were underfunded by about $50
billion. To balance this increase, the budget eliminated millions of dollars in annual subsidies to 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico, forcing the mayors to find funding in other areas. In addition, the budget focused payments for the debt services and the federal control board. Rossello also announced tax breaks for the working class and retirees.
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A tax reform bill was presented by the governor in December 2018,
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which included a work tax credit of between $300 and $2000 to each taxpayer
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and reduced the corporate tax rate from 39% to 37.5%.
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Prior to this, Rossello reduced the sales tax from 11.5% to 7% for restaurant prepared foods.
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During 2018, Rossello announced that Puerto Rico had reached its lowest unemployment rate in the region history, at 9.3%. However, because Rossello had fired the director of Puerto Rico's Office of Statistics due to dissatisfaction with the unflattering reports emanating from that office, it is unclear how accurate this information (or any of the statistical data touted by the Rossello administration) is.
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In June 2018, he began the process of privatizing the island's energy infrastructure,
[68]
and in November 2018, he pledged for Puerto Rico to switch entirely to renewable energy by 2050.
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In 2018 Rossello also started InvestPR, a program intended to attract business investment to Puerto Rico, put in place by Law 13?2017;
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in addition to creating the Destination Marketing Organization, which encourages tourists to visit the island, enacted in 2017 by Law 17?2017.
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Education
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On February 5, 2018, Rossello announced a broad education reform. The reform aim to incorporate
school vouchers
and
charter schools
into the bankrupt U.S. territory's education system.
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It was signed into law in March 2018.
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Inter-state positions
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In 2019, Rossello became the president of the Council of State Governments.
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Social issues
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Rossello is considered
socially liberal
. He supports
abortion rights
,
gender equality
, legalization of
medical marijuana
but opposes its legalization
for recreational use
.
[75]
In terms of
LGBT rights
, Rossello has a mixed record. Initially, he came out against
marriage equality
, however he was a proponent of adoption rights for
same-sex couples
, created the first advisory board on LGBT issues, supported a ban on
conversion therapy
and under his administration for the first time the residence of the governor was illuminated in rainbow colors, a nod to the support of his administration to the LGBT community. Furthermore, Rossello was highly critical of President Donald Trump's anti-immigration policies.
Views on statehood
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Rossello was strongly in favor of statehood for Puerto Rico
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to help develop the economy and to help Puerto Rico's 500-year old colonial dilemma. "Colonialism is not an option .... It's a civil rights issue ... The time will come in which the United States has to respond to the demands of 3.5
million citizens seeking an absolute democracy" he stated. In January 2017, he announced that Puerto Ricans will be given an opportunity to vote in the
fifth plebiscite
on June 11, 2017, with three options: "Statehood", "Current Territorial Status" and "Independence/Free Association". It initially did not offer the second option, which was added at the request of
United States Department of Justice
(U.S. DOJ).
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On June 11, 2017, the results of the
plebiscite
were 97% in favor of statehood. However, the plebiscite results have been marred and been called into question. Due to months of calls for boycotting by his political rivals and confusion, the turnout for the plebiscite was 23% of the eligible electorate. Rossello plans on creating a commission that will ensure the validity of the referendum in Congress.
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He has stated that he does not believe that Puerto Rico yet has the political infrastructure to pursue statehood, and that he intends to develop it.
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Telegram scandal
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On July 8, 2019, screenshots of a group chat on the
Telegram messaging service
, which the governor belonged to, were leaked.
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The authenticity of these screenshots was confirmed the following day by Chief of Staff
Ricardo Llerandi
, who ? along with several other high-ranking government officials ? participated in the chat.
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Some on Twitter have dubbed the scandal
Telegramgate.
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Rossello interrupted his vacation in
France
to fly to Puerto Rico and attend a press conference where he took responsibility for his part in the Telegram chat. Rossello released a statement in which he apologized for the comments, excusing himself by explaining that he had been working 18-hour days and was releasing tension.
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Rossello added that he would not resign as Governor of Puerto Rico and indicated that he did not know who leaked the chat or when it was deleted.
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On July 13, 2019, the entirety of the chat was made public by local news agency
Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
.
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The screenshots were reported by
El Nuevo Dia
as containing vulgar and homophobic comments and attacks against other politicians, such as former Speaker of the
New York City Council
Melissa Mark-Viverito
, as well as local journalists and celebrities. Rossello described Mark-Viverito as a
"puta"
, Spanish for whore; Mark-Viverito responded to this soon afterwards on her Twitter account, condemning his use of the word.
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Several members of the New Progressive Party also condemned the governor's expressions.
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The transcript, released July 13, shows government officials, including Rossello, conspiring to operate an
internet troll
network to discredit press, journalists and opposition politicians, according to several news sources.
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In one message, Rossello jokes about shooting
Carmen Yulin Cruz
, the mayor of San Juan.
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Allegedly, Rossello improperly conducted public business on the chat, as one of the participants ? Elias Sanchez ? no longer worked directly with Rossello. The chat has been cited as giving Sanchez an unfair advantage in his business dealings, as he was privy to internal government affairs while working for Wolf Popper, a company that does business with government agencies.
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Puerto Rico's sole representative in the
U.S. Congress
,
Jenniffer Gonzalez
, said that she believed Rossello should not seek re-election as a result of the incident, but supported the idea that he should remain in office.
Thomas Rivera Schatz
, President of the Puerto Rican Senate, called upon Rossello and every government official included in the chat to resign, but not before supporting the Governor's position to remain in office, and downplaying the protests calling for Rossello's resignation as a "small" group of people that are "always protesting".
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Calls for his resignation were made by Democratic U.S. Representative
Raul Grijalva
, chair of the
House Natural Resources Committee
;
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former governor
Sila Maria Calderon
,
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former governor
Luis Fortuno
,
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former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and presidential contender
Julian Castro
,
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and Democratic U.S. Representative and presidential contender
Tulsi Gabbard
.
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On July 17, 2019, an estimated 500,000 people participated in a mass protest in Old San Juan calling for Rossello to resign as governor.
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Artists such
Ricky Martin
were present.
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Protests were also held in other cities and countries, including
London
,
Santiago
,
Montreal
,
Seattle
,
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New York City,
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Boston
,
Orlando
,
Amsterdam
,
Barcelona
,
Madrid
,
Stockholm
,
Paris
,
Slovenia
,
Norway
, and
Vienna
.
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On July 24, 2019, after previously defending the Governor and refusing to
impeach
him, the
Puerto Rico Legislative Assembly
announced that they would immediately begin impeachment proceedings unless Rossello resigned.
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Later that day he announced that he would resign as governor of Puerto Rico effective 5 pm
AST
August 2, to be replaced by Justice Secretary
Wanda Vazquez Garced
until she reportedly declined the position.
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In his last minutes in office, Rossello nominated
Pedro Pierluisi
as Secretary of State of Puerto Rico, with the intention of Pierluisi becoming Puerto Rico's next governor.
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Personal life
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Rossello was married to Natasha Marie Cervi from 2008 to 2010.
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On October 14, 2012, Rossello married
Beatriz Areizaga
in a wedding ceremony held in
New Orleans, Louisiana
.
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The couple have a daughter, Claudia Beatriz, and a son, Pedro Javier.
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His cousin is
Roy Rossello
, a singer and former member of boy band
Menudo
.
Rossello was linked to a car accident caused by a drunk driver in 1994, when he was 15, that killed a woman and her child. The original 1994 newspaper article that reported on the crash, along with the victim's other son, the twin brother of the deceased, who was also in the car at the time of the accident, named Rossello as the drunk driver.
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The court that saw the case, however, ruled controversially that the other person in the vehicle, Rossello's friend Ricardo Molinari Such, was the driver.
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Ancestry
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Ancestors of Ricardo Rossello
|
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| | | | | | | 8. Pedro Juan Rossello Batle
b. 1874 ?
Alaro
,
Majorca
,
Balearic Islands
, Spain
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4. Juan Antonio Rossello Matanzo
b. 1913 ? San Juan, Puerto Rico
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| | | | | | | | | | | | 18. Jose Matanzo
b. Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
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| | | | | | | 9. Jacobina Matanzo Torres Vallejo
b. est.1882 ?
Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
[112]
[115]
| | | | | | | | | | 19. Natividad Torres Vallejo
b. Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
[112]
| | | | | | | 2.
Pedro Rossello
b. 1944 ?
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10. Eugenio Gonzalez Gonzalez
b. Aguada, Puerto Rico
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5. Iris Marta Gonzalez Paz
b. 1919 ? Rosario,
Aguada, Puerto Rico
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11. Mercedes Paz Feria
b. Aguada, Puerto Rico
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1.
Ricardo Rossello
b. 1979 ?
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12. Oscar Nevarez y Lopez
b. est. 1888 ? Puerto Rico
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6. Oscar Nevares or Nevarez Del Valle
b. est. 1919 ?
Toa Baja
, Puerto Rico
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13. Margarita Del Valle y Olmedes
b. est. 1895 ? Media Luna,
Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3.
Maga Nevares Padilla
b. San Juan, Puerto Rico
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7. Irma Padilla
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See also
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References
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"Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello announces resignation amid mass protests"
.
CNBC
. Associated Press. July 25, 2019.
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b
"Lo que dice el caso de divorcio de Rossello (documento y video)"
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"Ricky Rossello y Jennifer Gonzalez se presentan juntos"
.
El Nuevo Dia
(in Spanish)
. Retrieved
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2016
.
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Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello Says He Will Not Seek Reelection In 2020.
NPR. 21 July 2019. Accessed 5 August 2019.
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The most controversial remarks in the Rossello chat scandal: A summary of some of the most infamous moments in the explosive 889-page leaked document.
Dennis Costa. 14 July 2019. Accessed 5 August 2019.
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Democrats slam Puerto Rico governor over 'shameful' comments, back protesters.
Tal Axelrod. 20 July 2019. Accessed 5 August 2019.
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Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello Says He Will Not Seek Reelection In 2020,
Wynne Davis. 21 July 2019. Accessed 5 August 2019.
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Why Are Puerto Ricans Protesting Governor Ricardo Rossello? Here's What's Going On,
Madhuri Satihish. 18 July 2019. Accessed 5 August 2019.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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[Rosello deigns medications in China].
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(in Spanish). March 4, 2016
. Retrieved
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.
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Rosello, Ricardo (June 15, 2013).
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[A better Puerto Rico is possible]. Archived from
the original
on February 2, 2016.
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on October 5, 2016
. Retrieved
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2017
.
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[Ricky Rosello wants to gain the support of the people]. El Vocero. Archived from
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on August 7, 2011
. Retrieved
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2012
.
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"Ricky Rossello asegura que el status se definira con una crisis"
[Ricky Rosello asures that the status will be defined by a crisis]. Archived from
the original
on August 23, 2012
. Retrieved
February 10,
2012
.
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"Escritora denuncia que Ricky Rossello la plagio"
[Writer denounced that Ricky Rossello plagiarised her work].
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. July 31, 2014
. Retrieved
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2017
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Research
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- Rossello, RA; Chen, C-C; Dai, R; Howard, JT; Hochgeschwender, U; Jarvis, ED (2013).
"Mammalian genes induce partially reprogrammed pluripotent stem cells in non-mammalian vertebrate and invertebrate species"
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eLife
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2
: e00036.
doi
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10.7554/eLife.00036
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PMC
3762186
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PMID
24015354
.
- Rossello, RA; Kohn, DH (2010).
"Cell communication and tissue engineering"
.
Communicative & Integrative Biology
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3
(1): 53?56.
doi
:
10.4161/cib.3.1.9863
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PMC
2881242
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PMID
20539784
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- Rossello, RA; Wang, Z; Kizana, E; Krebsbach, PH; Kohn, DH (2009).
"Connexin 43 as a signaling platform for increasing the volume and spatial distribution of regenerated tissue"
.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
.
106
(32): 13219?24.
doi
:
10.1073/pnas.0902622106
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PMC
2726403
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PMID
19628695
.
- Rossello, RA; Kohn, DH (2009).
"Gap junction intercellular communication: A review of a potential platform to modulate craniofacial tissue engineering"
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Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials
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88B
(2): 509?518.
doi
:
10.1002/jbm.b.31127
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PMC
2744807
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PMID
18481782
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- Hansma, P; Turner, P; Drake, B; Yurtsev, E; Proctor, A; Mathews, P; Lelujian, J; Randall, C; Adams, J; Jungmann, R; Garza-De-Leon, F; Fantner, G; Mkrtchyan, H; Pontin, M; Weaver, A; Brown, MB; Sahar, N; Rossello, R; Kohn, DH (2008).
"The bone diagnostic instrument II: Indentation distance increase"
.
Review of Scientific Instruments
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79
(6): 064303?064303?8.
Bibcode
:
2008RScI...79f4303H
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doi
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10.1063/1.2937199
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PMC
2678790
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PMID
18601422
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