Daniel Ballori

Daniel Ballori Is the President of the Young Republican Federation of Puerto Rico.^[1] and the in 2011 he was elected Vice-Chairman of the YRNF State Chairmen Association

Biography

Daniel Ballori (born Mario Daniel López-Ballori) served as a Strategic Policy and Administrative Advisor to Governor Luis Fortuño of Puerto Rico after taking office in 2009. Mr. Ballori also worked under Governor Fortuño during his prior four years as the sole Congressional Representative of the four million United States citizens residing in Puerto Rico, serving as his Legislative Correspondent and Washington, D.C. Communications Officer. Currently Mr. Ballori is the President of the Ballori Group LLC; specialized in Government, Corporate and Political consulting services, providing assistance in administrative matters, public relations, communications as well as a multitude of other related services.

Mr. Ballori has spent seven years alongside Mr. Fortuño, both on a professional staff level as well as volunteering during his spare time on his boss’ political endeavors, both on the mainland and on the island. During the 2006 primary cycle Daniel volunteered on various Congressional elections. In 2008 he became the youngest PR State Delegate Director of a Presidential Campaign, under then Republican Candidate Governor Mike Huckabee. From there, Daniel went on to serve as the youngest Hispanic Delegate to the 2008 Republican National Convention in Minneapolis, and as an advocate for the Hispanic community for Senator and Presidential nominee John McCain. While at the Convention, he appeared on various national newscasts, including "CNN en Español." He also spent his private time as Campaign Director for 2008 Puerto Rico Senatorial Candidate Henry Neumann.

Throughout his life Daniel has had a special place in his heart for public service, serving on various boards, including The Children Foundation. Founded by the Ballori family in 1995, The Children Foundation is a non-profit organization which pursues the betterment of special education across the Island of Puerto Rico. On October 9, 2010 in one of the Island's largest electoral turn outs for Young Republican Federation of Puerto Rico, Mr Ballori was elected as Chairman of the YRFPR with an electoral win of 77% of the popular vote. In July 2011 Daniel became the Vice Chairman of the YRNF State Chairmen Association.

Daniel Ballori is the youngest of three children of advertising Executive, Eduardo Ballori and Conchita Ballori. He graduated from Hofstra University in New York, where he obtained a BA degree in Psychology. Daniel is the process of obtaining a Masters in Public Administration from the City University of New York, Baruch College.^[2][3]

References

1. ^ YRFPR com. "Young Republic Federation". Young Republicans. http://www.yrfpr.com. Retrieved 2011-06-22. 
2. ^ THE HILL. Male Bonding Over Politics. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
3. ^ Colon, Cynthia (4 November 2010). "Republican youth leader Ballori works toward building change on the island". Caribbean Business. http://www.caribbeanbusinesspr.com/cb_content/news02.php?nw_id=4276&ct_id&q=Ballori. Retrieved 2011-06-22 Man Is Indicted In Contributions To D'Amato BidFBI arrests Puerto Rico education officials on bribery, money laundering charges.