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and Resident Commissioner Of Puerto Rico .]]


BIOGRAPHY


Colorado attended Elementary and High School in Puerto Rico . In 1962 , he earned a Bachelor's Degree from Boston University and three years later graduated from the University Of Puerto Rico At Rio Piedras with a '' Juris Doctor ''. In 1966 , he earned a Master Of Laws from the Harvard University School Of Law and was admitted to the Puerto Rican Bar .

From 1966 to 1968 he served as legal tax adviser to the Economic Development Administration Of Puerto Rico , and from 1968 to 1969 he served as the executive assistant to the economic development administrator of Puerto Rico. He began a Law Practice in 1969 , and became a member of the Puerto Rico Tax Reform Commission Subcommittee in 1973 .

In the late 1970s , in addition to his law practice, he lectured at both the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras and the Interamerican University Of Puerto Rico . In 1985 , then Governor Of Puerto Rico , Rafael Hernández Colón, appointed Colorado to the post of administrator of economic development. From 1990 to 1992 he served as Secretary of State for Puerto Rico.

In 1992 , Colorado was appointed Resident Commissioner to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Jaime B. Fuster , who was appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Of Puerto Rico . In the United States House Of Representatives Colorado tried to address problems faced by Puerto Ricans, such as Crime and Drug Abuse , and requested additional Medicaid support for the Island.

He was unsuccessful in his 1992 bid for reelection and returned to San Juan, Puerto Rico .


PUBLICATIONS


  • The first book of Puerto Rico. ISBN 0531006174. New York: ''Franklin Watts, Inc.'' 1972.

  • Democracia y Socialismo: dos ensayos políticos. San Juan, Puerto Rico: ''Raices Inc''. 1990.

  • Semblanzas de ayer y de hoy. San Juan, Puerto Rico: ''Raices Inc.'' 1990.

  • Puerto Rico: La tierra y otros ensayos. San Juan, Puerto Rico. 1972.



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