Carmen Yulín Cruz

Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto (born February 25, 1963) is a Puerto Rican politician. She was the mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico from 2013 to 2020. From 2009 through 2013, Cruz served in the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico.

Cruz ran for Resident Commissioner in the 2020 elections. After Héctor Ferrer died in November 2018, Cruz became the leading candidate to run for Governor of Puerto Rico.

Cruz became known for her dealings in San Juan during Hurricane Maria and how she and President Donald Trump engaged in a Twitter feud.  As a result, she was nominated as a candidate for Times Person of the Year.

On February 21, 2019, Cruz endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders' second presidential bid and joined as one of its four national co-chairs.

References

Other websites
Carmen Yulín Cruz on CamaraDeRepresentantes.org

Category:1963 births
Category:Living people
Category:Mayors of San Juan, Puerto Rico