Conservative Support

Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and Gerald Ford voice support for statehood and urge Puerto Rico residents to vote in favor of it during the 1993 plebiscite.

Every U.S. president from Harry Truman to Donald Trump has stated that Puerto Rico should have the political status preferred by its people. In 2017, 97 percent of Puerto Ricans voted in favor of statehood. Other conservative groups and leaders who have spoken out on behalf of statehood include:

• The Republican Party
• Citizens Against Government Waste
• Anderson Robbins Research
• Voter / Consumer Research
• Former Governor Luis Fortuño
• Hispanic Leadership Fund
• Niger Innis – National Tea Party Leader
• Congressman Rob Bishop (R-UT-1) – Ranking Member, House Natural Resources Committee
• Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
• Senator Marco Rubio
• Senator Rick Scott
• Senator Mitt Romney
• Congresswoman Jenniffer González-Colon (R-PR-At Large)
• Congressman Don Young (R-AK-At Large)
• Congressman Sean Duffy (R-WI-7)
• Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL-25)
• Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21)
• Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-1)
• Congressman Ted Yoho (R-FL-3)
• Congresswoman Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS-At Large)
• Congressman Jim Banks (R-IN-3)
• Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE-2)
• Congressman Peter King (R-NY-2)
• Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1)
• Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC-2)
• Congressman Alexander Mooney (R-WV-2)
• Congressman Bill Posey (R-FL-8)
• Congressman John Katko (R-NY-24)
• Idaho GOP Committee Chair Raúl Labrador