History of the Jews in Puerto Rico Very few American Jews settled in Puerto Rico after it was ceded by Spain to the United States under the terms of the 1898 Treaty of Paris, which ended the Spanish–American War. The first large group of Jews to settle in Puerto Rico were refugees fleeing German–occupied Europe in the 1930s and 1940s. The second influx came in the 1950s, when thousands of Cuban Jews (most of Eastern-European descent) fled after Fidel Castro came to power. The majority immigrated to Miami, Florida, but a sizable portion chose to establish and integrate themselves on the neighboring island because of Puerto Rico's
Electoral Comptroller of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Legislative Assembly on March 5. Torres serves a fixed 10-year term ending in 2022. The Electoral Comptroller is charged with enforcing Puerto Rico's new campaign finance law, the first state campaign finance law enacted after the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision in "Citizens United v. FEC". Law 222 requires strict campaign finance reporting and modernizes campaign contribution limits. The Electoral Comptroller's Office operates separately from, but in coordination with, Puerto Rico's State Elections Commission, which previously hosted the now-defunct Office of Electoral Auditor. Electoral Comptroller of Puerto Rico The Electoral Comptroller of Puerto Rico is a post created