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Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Jenniffer González Colón
Governor
Republican
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
82
/ 100
B
Raw: 18 of 22 dynamic max
· 11 of 49 answered
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✝ God First
16/ 70
🏛️ State First
2/ 30
National Rank
#4,361 of 8,966 · top 48.6% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Official Profile
Religion: Catholic
Background: Governor of Puerto Rico (took office Jan 2, 2025). New Progressive Party (PNP, pro-statehood); on the U.S. mainland party axis a Republican -- former Resident Commissioner (non-voting U.S. House) 2017-2025, PR GOP chair 2015-2021, Trump endorser. Note: as Resident Commissioner she had no final-passage floor vote, so her congressional record is sponsorship-based.
Next Election Year: 2028
Evidence-finalized 2026-06. Genuinely MIXED record -- socially conservative with two documented LGBTQ deviations. CONSERVATIVE (HARD): signed Law 183-2025 + Law 18-2026 recognizing the unborn as a person from conception; signed Act 63-2025 banning gender-affirming care under 21 (over her own Health Secretary's objection -- among the strictest in any U.S. jurisdiction); signed Law 122-2025 parental consent for minors' abortion; signed Act 14-2025 religious-freedom law + created a Faith-Based Affairs office (EO 2025-020); signed a new Police Law granting law-enforcement autonomy; cooperated with federal immigration enforcement (DTOP data-sharing with HSI, ICE airport support). DEVIATIONS (HARD, flagged): cosponsored the Equality Act (2019, 1 of only 3 House Republicans) and the Every Child Deserves a Family Act (anti-discrimination incl. SOGI in adoption -> opposes faith-based-agency protections) -> biblical_marriage q4 + family q4 FALSE. Abortion remains legal in PR (personhood laws largely symbolic) so abortion-abolition cell nulled. refuse_federal_overreach nulled: she chose compliance over resistance ('we cannot choose which laws we follow') and seeks statehood (deeper federal integration). Self-defense / election-integrity / no-fault-divorce: no evidence -> nulled.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
1 claim
As Governor of Puerto Rico, González-Colón signed Senate Bill 504 into law on February 12, 2026 (Law 18-2026), amending Puerto Rico's Penal Code and Civil Code to expressly define the term 'human being' to include the conceived child at any stage of gestation — establishing legal recognition of personhood from conception. National Right to Life (NRL) applauded the measure as 'a landmark reform that finally speaks with clarity about the child in the womb,' and as 'Puerto Rico's Historic Recognition of Preborn Human Life.' NRL noted the law embeds the moral and legal status of the unborn child into Puerto Rico's legal framework.
Candidate has voted for or sponsored state legislation moving toward abortion abolition (e.g., heartbeat ban, total ban) — not merely restrictions
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Candidate opposes state funding for embryonic stem-cell research and supports state IVF embryo-protection laws
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Candidate opposes state physician-assisted suicide laws and opposes state Medicaid death-panel rationing
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Candidate has never accepted abortion-industry PAC funding for state-legislative or statewide-office campaigns
TRUE (+2)[1]
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
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Candidate opposes state recognition of same-sex marriage / civil unions / domestic partnerships, and supports state non-recognition resolutions where federally permitted
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Candidate has voted for state legislation affirming biological sex (bathroom/locker access, sports participation, minor gender-procedure bans)
TRUE (+2)[3]
Candidate supports state no-fault divorce reform and pro-marriage policy (covenant marriage option, waiting periods, etc.)
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in state-funded schools, state agencies, and state corporate-partnership programs
FALSE (0)[4]
Candidate has voted for state school-choice (vouchers, ESAs, charter expansion) and supports state homeschool freedom statutes
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state law requiring parental notification + consent on minors' medical, mental-health, and gender interventions (incl. school counseling referrals)
TRUE (+2)[5]
Candidate has voted for state law restricting CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology curricula in K-12
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state age-verification laws on pornographic content and state criminal penalties for sexualizing minors
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state RFRA-style protections for faith-based adoption + foster agencies; opposes state-mandated SS-couple placement
FALSE (0)[6]
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
TRUE (+2)[7]
Candidate has voted for state conscience-exemption laws (state RFRA, medical-professional carve-outs, business-owner protections)
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state-level pronoun mandates + state 'hate speech' laws restricting Christian conviction
Not yet verified
Candidate supports state public-square Christian display protections + state legislative prayer + state Sunday-closure laws
TRUE (+2)[7]
Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays/curricula/holidays in state institutions
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Candidate has voted for state law protecting cash as legal tender, opposing state-level CBDC pilot programs, and protecting crypto-as-property status
Not yet verified
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
N/A · out of tier
Candidate has voted for state balanced-budget compliance + opposed state borrowing for non-capital expenditures
TRUE (+2)
1 claim
A self-described 'small government, pro-business conservative,' González-Colón won the 2024 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election with over 40% of the vote and was sworn in January 2, 2025, as the second woman elected governor of Puerto Rico. She has focused her administration on economic development, reducing the island's debt burden, energy policy reform, and fiscal restraint — opposing the pattern of deficit spending that has historically plagued Puerto Rico's government finances and driven the territory's landmark debt restructuring.
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Candidate has voted for state usury caps + state predatory-lending protections + state charitable-deduction parity
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Candidate has voted for state pension/treasury divestment from ESG-aligned funds (e.g., BlackRock) + state anti-monopoly enforcement against financial cartels
Not yet verified
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted for state hand-count requirements / opposed electronic voting machines
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Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted for state photo voter ID + citizenship verification at registration
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Candidate has voted to restrict state early-voting windows + tighten state absentee qualifications to verified medical/military
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Candidate has voted against state mass mail-in voting expansion, against state drop-box deployment, and against legalizing ballot harvesting
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Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted to ban state acceptance of private election grants ('Zuckerbucks') + state penalties for foreign interference
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Candidate (state) has voted for state-funded border-security measures (e.g., TX Operation Lone Star analog, AZ wall expansion)
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted for state laws requiring local cooperation with ICE deportation enforcement
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted to preempt or punish sanctuary-city policies + ban state cities from declaring sanctuary status
TRUE (+2)[8]
Candidate (state) has voted for state E-Verify mandate (beyond federal floor) for state employers + state-benefit eligibility verification
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted to restrict foreign ownership of state farmland (e.g., China-buyer prohibitions)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
Not yet verified
Candidate (state) has voted against state red-flag laws, mag-capacity limits, AWBs, and registries (or voted to repeal where enacted)
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Candidate (state) has voted for state constitutional-carry statute
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Candidate (state) has voted against state universal-background-check schemes
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Candidate (state) has voted to enact / strengthen state Castle Doctrine + stand-your-ground statute
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Candidate has publicly backed law enforcement and opposed defunding/dismantling police
TRUE (+2)[9]
Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
Not yet verified
Candidate supports victim restitution and proportional punishment of evildoers
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Candidate refuses to treat violent crime as a "public health" excuse to avoid punishment
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Candidate affirms the magistrate's God-ordained duty to bear the sword (Rom. 13:4)
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Official has voted for or sponsored 10th-Amendment nullification or anti-commandeering measures
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Official has declined unconstitutional federal mandates or federal strings on the state
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Official has resisted federal overreach on guns, life, education, or religious liberty
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Official affirms state sovereignty against unconstitutional federal action
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Official has opposed federal capture of state elections, data, or land
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Sources & Evidence
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Puerto_RicoEncyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenniffer_Gonz%C3%A1lezEncyclopedia
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Official House PageOfficial
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References & footnotes
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- [1]Signed Law 183-2025 and Law 18-2026 recognizing the unborn child as a natural person from conception. Unclassified
Signed Law 183-2025 and Law 18-2026 recognizing the unborn child as a natural person from conception.
- [2]Signed Law 183-2025 and Law 18-2026 recognizing the unborn child as a natural person from conception. Unclassified
Signed Law 183-2025 and Law 18-2026 recognizing the unborn child as a natural person from conception.
- [3]Signed Act 63-2025 banning gender-affirming care for anyone under 21, even with parental consent, over her Health Secretary's objection -- rejects transgender ideology for minors. Unclassified
Signed Act 63-2025 banning gender-affirming care for anyone under 21, even with parental consent, over her Health Secretary's objection -- rejects transgender ideology for minors.
- [4]DEVIATION: cosponsored the Equality Act (2019), one of only 3 House Republicans, adding SOGI protections to civil-rights law -- promotion of LGBTQ identity in policy. Official
DEVIATION: cosponsored the Equality Act (2019), one of only 3 House Republicans, adding SOGI protections to civil-rights law -- promotion of LGBTQ identity in policy.
- [5]Signed Law 122-2025 requiring parental informed consent for minors seeking abortion. Unclassified
Signed Law 122-2025 requiring parental informed consent for minors seeking abortion.
- [6]DEVIATION: cosponsored the Every Child Deserves a Family Act, which bars federally funded child-welfare agencies from declining placements on religious/SOGI grounds -- opposite of protecting faith-based adoption agencies. Official
DEVIATION: cosponsored the Every Child Deserves a Family Act, which bars federally funded child-welfare agencies from declining placements on religious/SOGI grounds -- opposite of protecting faith-based adoption agencies.
- [7]Signed Act 14-2025 establishing religious freedom as government public policy; openly Catholic and public about faith -- affirms the right to publicly profess faith. Unclassified
Signed Act 14-2025 establishing religious freedom as government public policy; openly Catholic and public about faith -- affirms the right to publicly profess faith.
- [8]Directed PR agencies (DTOP) to share resident data with federal HSI/ICE and supported ICE operations -- opposes sanctuary policy, cooperates with federal preemption. Unclassified
Directed PR agencies (DTOP) to share resident data with federal HSI/ICE and supported ICE operations -- opposes sanctuary policy, cooperates with federal preemption.
- [9]Signed the new Puerto Rico Police Law granting greater fiscal/operational autonomy; certified new police classes -- backs law enforcement. Unclassified
Signed the new Puerto Rico Police Law granting greater fiscal/operational autonomy; certified new police classes -- backs law enforcement.
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