Kenneth D. McClintock-Hernández (born January 19, 1957) is the current Secretary of State of Puerto Rico of Puerto Rican and Irish-American descent. As Secretary of State, he serves as the territory's Lieutenant Governor. He served as co-chair of Hillary Clinton presidential campaign's National Hispanic Leadership Council in 2008, co-chaired Clinton's successful Puerto Rico primary campaign that year and served as the Thirteenth President of the ...
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Kenneth D. McClintock-Hernández (born January 19, 1957) is the current Secretary of State of Puerto Rico of Puerto Rican and Irish-American descent. As Secretary of State, he serves as the territory's Lieutenant Governor. He served as co-chair of Hillary Clinton presidential campaign's National Hispanic Leadership Council in 2008, co-chaired Clinton's successful Puerto Rico primary campaign that year and served as the Thirteenth President of the Senate of Puerto Rico until his term ended on December 31, 2008. On November 9, 2008, Governor-Elect Luis Fortuño announced his appointment as head of the Transition Committee. On November 11, 2008, Fortuño appointed McClintock as the next Secretary of State/Lieutenant Governor of Puerto Rico. He was sworn into office under a recess appointment on January 2, 2009 by Chief Justice Federico Hernández Denton. After his confirmation on January 15, 2009 by the Senate of Puerto Rico and the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, he was formally...
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