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Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Pablo José Hernández Rivera
Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico (U.S. House, non-voting · incumbent)
Nonpartisan
RESOLUTE Citizen Score
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· 11 of 50 answered
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✝ God First
0/ 60
🇺🇸 America First
0/ 40
National Rank
#8,520 of 8,966 · bottom 5.0% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
November 7, 2028
General · Not up at next scheduled election
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Official Profile
Background: Sworn in January 3, 2025 as the at-large non-voting Resident Commissioner. Caucuses with House Democrats.
Next Election Year: 2028
Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, sworn in January 3, 2025. Member of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD), the youngest person ever to hold the post. Caucuses with House Democrats. PR's Resident Commissioner is the only non-voting U.S. House member who can sit on committees and vote in committee but not on the House floor.
2026-06: evidence-finalized. Sitting Resident Commissioner (sworn Jan 3, 2025), PPD chairman, caucuses with House Democrats (New Democrat Coalition, CHC). Documented contrary-to-rubric cosponsorships: Equality Act (H.R.15), Every Child Deserves a Family Act (H.R.6181), Born in the USA Act (H.R.3368, protects birthright citizenship), Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act (H.R.6397), No Secret Police Act (H.R.4176), Bolstering Security Against Ghost Guns Act (H.R.2698). No abortion/euthanasia, sound-money, election-ID, or health-freedom position documented (null, not inferred). No cross-party conservative deviation found.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
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Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)
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Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
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Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
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Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
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Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
FALSE (0)[3]
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
FALSE (0)[3]
Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
FALSE (0)[3]
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
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Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in public policy, schools, military, and corporate-government partnerships
FALSE (0)[4]
Candidate supports universal school choice, homeschool freedom, and opposes compulsory public-school attendance
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Candidate supports parental notification and consent on all medical, mental-health, and gender-related interventions for minors
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Candidate opposes CRT, SOGI, "comprehensive sex ed," and gender-ideology curricula in K-12 public schools
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Candidate supports age-verification on pornographic content and criminal penalties for sexualized content marketed to minors
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Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
FALSE (0)[5]
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
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Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
FALSE (0)[3]
Candidate opposes compelled speech against Christian conviction (pronoun mandates, gospel-proclamation hate-speech laws)
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Candidate supports public-square Christian symbols, prayer in public bodies, and Sabbath/Sunday closure protections
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Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays, curricula, or holidays in public institutions
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Candidate opposes a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and supports cash and decentralized crypto as legal tender
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Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
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Candidate opposes deficit spending and supports a balanced-budget constitutional amendment
FALSE (0)[1]
1 claim
Consistently advocates for expanded federal program spending in Puerto Rico rather than deficit reduction: introduced the Medicare Advantage Integrity Act of 2025 to increase Medicare Advantage payments to Puerto Rico, testified before Congress demanding full Medicaid parity for Puerto Rico's 1.6 million Medicaid enrollees, and pushed for expanded SNAP and Social Security access. When President Trump signed a 2025 executive order restricting federal funds, Hernández Rivera publicly denounced the action as unconstitutional and demanded full restoration of federal assistance to the island — a posture at odds with the rubric's anti-deficit/balanced-budget alignment.
- U.S. HouseOfficial
- elnuevodia.comUnclassified
- U.S. HouseOfficial
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
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Candidate opposes WEF/ESG/Davos economic capture and supports anti-trust action against monopolistic financial cartels
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Candidate supports hand-counted paper ballots and opposes electronic voting machines
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Candidate supports photo voter ID with citizenship verification
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Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
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Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
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Candidate opposes private election funding ("Zuckerbucks") and foreign-government election interference
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Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
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Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
FALSE (0)[6]
1 claim
Co-pressed DHS in January 2025 to halt ICE operations he characterized as 'wrongful detentions' of documented individuals in Puerto Rico, and delivered a floor speech denouncing 'three blows of betrayal' against immigrant communities — opposing mandatory-deportation enforcement.
- U.S. HouseOfficial
- U.S. HouseOfficial
Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them
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1 claim
Publicly denounced Puerto Rico government cooperation with ICE enforcement operations as a betrayal of immigrant communities and a violation of civil rights — aligning with sanctuary-style non-cooperation that the rubric opposes.
- U.S. HouseOfficial
- WikipediaEncyclopedia
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
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Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
FALSE (0)[8]
Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
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Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries
FALSE (0)[9]
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
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Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
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Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
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Candidate supports Article I congressional war-powers requirement before any U.S. military action
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Candidate supports immediate withdrawal from forever wars and repeal of standing AUMFs
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Candidate opposes foreign aid to nations hostile to U.S. interests or actively persecuting Christians
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Candidate has never accepted donations from foreign-backed lobbies (e.g., AIPAC) or foreign-linked PACs
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Candidate opposes U.S. participation in WHO, U.N. governance overreach, NATO expansion, and supranational governance
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Candidate opposes pharmaceutical mandates of any kind (COVID, childhood, employer-required) and supports informed consent
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Candidate supports repeal of pharma liability shields (1986 NCVIA, PREP Act) and restoration of tort accountability
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Candidate opposes Big Ag consolidation (Bayer/Monsanto/Cargill) and supports anti-trust action against agricultural cartels
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Candidate supports raw-milk freedom, small-farm protections, and opposes USDA / EPA overreach against family farms
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Candidate supports defense-contractor accountability, completion of Pentagon audits, and ending revolving-door appointments
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Sources & Evidence
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Congress.gov — Official RecordOfficial
Official House PageOfficial
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- [1]No abortion/personhood position published; not inferred from party Official
No abortion/personhood position published; not inferred from party
- [2]No PP/NARAL/EMILY's List funding or endorsement documented; not inferred Official
No PP/NARAL/EMILY's List funding or endorsement documented; not inferred
- [3]Cosponsored Equality Act (H.R.15) codifying SOGI/same-sex protections — contrary to man-woman-only affirmation Official
Cosponsored Equality Act (H.R.15) codifying SOGI/same-sex protections — contrary to man-woman-only affirmation
- [4]Cosponsored Equality Act + Pride in Mental Health Act (H.R.3757) + Global Respect Act — promotes LGBTQ policy Official
Cosponsored Equality Act + Pride in Mental Health Act (H.R.3757) + Global Respect Act — promotes LGBTQ policy
- [5]Cosponsored Every Child Deserves a Family Act (H.R.6181) barring faith-based adoption agencies from SOGI-based decisions — contrary to faith-based adoption protections Official
Cosponsored Every Child Deserves a Family Act (H.R.6181) barring faith-based adoption agencies from SOGI-based decisions — contrary to faith-based adoption protections
- [6]Cosponsored Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act; Stanford Immigrants' Rights Clinic background — opposes mandatory deportation Official
Cosponsored Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act; Stanford Immigrants' Rights Clinic background — opposes mandatory deportation
- [7]Cosponsored No Secret Police Act (H.R.4176) restricting immigration enforcement — contrary to opposing sanctuary policies Official
Cosponsored No Secret Police Act (H.R.4176) restricting immigration enforcement — contrary to opposing sanctuary policies
- [8]Cosponsored Born in the USA Act (H.R.3368) protecting birthright citizenship — contrary to opposing it Official
Cosponsored Born in the USA Act (H.R.3368) protecting birthright citizenship — contrary to opposing it
- [9]Cosponsored Bolstering Security Against Ghost Guns Act (H.R.2698) — supports firearm regulation contrary to opposing registries/restrictions Official
Cosponsored Bolstering Security Against Ghost Guns Act (H.R.2698) — supports firearm regulation contrary to opposing registries/restrictions
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