Puerto Rico Secretary of State Resigns in Time for Possible Gubernatorial Run
Puerto Rico Secretary of State David Bernier resigned Sunday, in a step that would allow him to run for governor. Bernier’s resignation comes after speculation in the legislature that Gov. Alejandro García Padilla would choose not run for reelection and would have Bernier run for the Popular Democratic Party nomination in his place. In recent months García Padilla has been saying he would run for reelection. In the press release on the resignation, however, the governor said: “One would hope that [Bernier’s] deliberative process convinces him to make himself available to the commonwealth in the electoral arena. He has proven management experience and the temperament, character, capacity, and inclination to work hard that is necessary and that are generally not found among political candidates. David is one of those few who have the capacity to unite the commonwealth.” García Padilla started his four-year term as governor in January 2013. The members of Puerto Rico’s House of Represe...