González-Colón, Jenniffer, 1976-

Jenniffer Aydin González Colón (born August 5, 1976) is a Puerto Rican politician. A member of the New Progressive Party affiliated with the Republican Party, she has served as the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico since 2017.

Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, González graduated from University Gardens High School before earning a B.A. in political science from the University of Puerto Rico's Río Piedras campus and a J.D. and LL.M. from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law. González was first elected to the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico in a special election held on February 24, 2002, to fill the vacancy left by former House Speaker Edison Misla Aldarondo, after his resignation as representative from San Juan's 4th District. She was the first female elected representative of San Juan's Fourth District, the youngest member of the 14th Legislative Assembly, and the youngest woman ever to be elected to the Puerto Rico Legislative Assembly. Before being elected as representative, González served as chairwoman of the San Juan New Progressive Party Youth Organization and was very active in the pro-statehood student movement while attending college. González was re-elected in the 2004 Puerto Rico general elections, this time as an at-large representative. In November 2015, González was unanimously elected as chairwoman of the Republican Party of Puerto Rico after being the party's vice-chair for eight years.

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