Rafael Cox Alomar
| Rafael Cox Alomar | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 30, 1974 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | Popular Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Hilda Rodríguez |
| Alma mater |
Cornell University (B.A.) University of Oxford (D.Phil.) Harvard Law School (J.D.) |
| Profession | Politician, Attorney |
Rafael Cox Alomar is a Puerto Rican lawyer, Professor of Law, author and 2012 candidate for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico.
Cox Alomar was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico on 30 December 1974 to Noemí Alomar Suárez and Rafael Cox Rosario. He graduated from Cornell University in 1997. He subsequently attended the University of Oxford (Trinity College) on a Marshall Scholarship, earning a D.Phil. in Modern History in 2001. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 2004.
He practiced law in Washington, D.C., representing clients in their disputes before the World Bank's International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes. He also practiced law in Puerto Rico with Reichard & Escalera, a local firm. He was a member of the board of directors of the Luis Muñoz Marín Foundation. Currently he is an Assistant Professor of Law at David A. Clarke School of Law at Washington, D.C.
On 26 October 2011, Alejandro García Padilla announced that Cox Alomar would be his running mate in the 2012 electionsfor Resident Commissioner. On accepting the nomination, he committed himself to reaffirming the values of the Commonwealth status, as well as promoting the creation of jobs, bringing attention to public safety, and broadening access to education and health services. He formally filed his candidacy on 30 October 2010.
In May 2012, Cox Alomar became the subject of a scandal when a photograph comparing him to a chimpanzee with the words "R.I.P. Yuyo", was posted on the Twitter account belonging to Zaida R. Hernández Torres, a politician belonging to the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico. Human rights defenders criticized Hernández for the personal attack against Cox Alomar, who is of Afro-Puerto Rican ancestry, however, in statement she claimed her Twitter account was hacked and that she did not post the offensive image. She later apologized to Cox Alomar and terminated her Twitter account, promising to avoid social networks.
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