January 29, 2005

Puerto Rico's ex-governor wants Senate seat

January 29, 2005/ Tron Nick

The saga of the defeated Puerto Rican gubernatorial candidate's controversial quest to secure an elective office for which he did not receive a single vote continued yesterday, with a little diplomatic maneuvering, a big office moving and a threatened lawsuit. Colleagues in the pro-statehood New Progressive Party, of which Pedro Rossell is president, are working double-time to get a handle on a situation that has never arisen in the U.S. commonwealth's history: a former governor angling to return to elective office through backdoor maneuverings. Rossell not only aspires to fill a Senate seat made vacant expressly for him, but also wants to oust Senate President Kenneth McClintock. [more]

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