Education
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico.
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico.
In 2003, José Garriga Picó entered the political field with the New Progressive Party (PNP). He gained a position as a candidate to the Senate of Puerto Rico at the 2003 PNP primaries. He was elected at the 2004 general elections being the fifth candidate with most votes, and the third among PNP candidates.
José Garriga Picó ran for a second term, but was defeated at the 2008 PNP primaries.
He then served as an adviser on Federal Affairs to Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz. During his college years, José Garriga Picó started practicing judo.
In 1979, he received the black belt degree, Sho-Dan, in judo by the Kodokan Institute in Japan.
He served as a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 2005 to 2009.