Pablo Jose Hernandez Rivera

Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico (U.S. House), 2028 · incumbent · Democrat (as filed with the FEC).

Filed for 2028

$968,392raised toward 2028Totals reported to the FEC through September 30, 2026.
$554,312cash on hand

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Where they fall, left to right

Moderately left, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview) (House roll-call votes, 119th Congress) · source.

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About Pablo Jose Hernandez Rivera

Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico. Elected Resident Commissioner in 2024; born in San Juan in 1991. A Stanford Law graduate, he clerked for Judge Gustavo Gelpí in the U.S. District Court for Puerto Rico, worked in the Puerto Rico Governor's Office, and wrote a biography of former Governor Luis Muñoz Marín. He is listed by the House as a Democrat.

What they say they'll focus on:

  • Faster federal funding for the power grid and water systems
  • Medicare and Medicaid parity for Puerto Rico
  • Tax incentives for manufacturing, jobs and housing
  • Full inclusion in federal allocations

Summarized in our words from source 1, source 2, source 3, source 4, checked October 2026. Not an endorsement.

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