Background
Charlie Hernández was born February 19, 1965 in Mayagüez.
Charlie Hernández was born February 19, 1965 in Mayagüez.
He was also part of the Honor roll during the three years he studied.
In 2012, he was reelected, this time as a Representative At-large. During his childhood, he was part of the Boy Scouts of America. After graduating high school, Hernández was admitted to the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez.
During his time there, he was part of the Student Council and the Academic Senate.
After graduating with honors from the Faculty of Law of the University of Puerto Rico, he continued his studies, obtaining a Master"s degree in Public Administration from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs of the University of Texas at Austin. He also completed a thesis about the Territories of Micronesia and the territorial politics of the United States.
After returning to Puerto Rico, Hernández practiced law specializing in civil and constitutional rights. Hernández was first elected to the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico at the 2000 general election, representing District 19.
During his first term, he presided the Commissions of Law and the Civil Code Revision.
In 2004, Hernández was reelected for a second term. After being reelected for a third term at the 2008 general election, Hernández again served as Minority Speaker of his party in several commissions. In 2012, Hernández decided to run as a Representative At-large at the 2012 general election.
He was elected, being the third candidate with most votes from his party.
After that, Hernández was appointed as Majority Speaker for his party.
During those years, he realized investigations about the health service and political parties in Mexico, which were eventually published. During that time, he served as Minority Speaker for his party in several commissions, as well as being member of others
He has been a member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives since 2001 representing District 19. He was also a member of the Commissions of Federal and International Affairs, Government, Capital Development, and others