[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 171 (Thursday, September 30, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1049]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING ANTHONY CARRILLO FOR HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

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                            HON. DARREN SOTO

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 30, 2021

  Mr. SOTO. Madam Speaker, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, I honor 
Anthony Carrillo. Anthony Carrillo serves as the Florida regional 
director of the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration. As 
director, he represents the government of Puerto Rico and over 1.3 
million U.S. citizens from the island who now call the Sunshine State 
home. In this role, he has provided much-needed assistance to the 
Puerto Rican community in the post-Hurricane Maria era, assisting small 
businesses with opportunities, helping thousands of citizens who 
relocated from the island, and helping former inmates to get second 
chances by providing community services such as housing, healthcare, 
jobs, and vital documents.
  Mr. Carrillo is also the chairman of the Board of Directors of the 
National Puerto Rican Equality Coalition, a nonprofit organization 
focused on educating and advancing equality to Puerto Ricans. In 2020, 
the people of Puerto Rico elected him as a presidential delegate for 
President Joe Biden at the Democratic National Convention. Prior to his 
appointment as regional director, he served as Puerto Rico Federal 
Affairs Administration's District of Columbia office policy advisor in 
the government affairs division, where he was the lead advisor of the 
Puerto Rico Statehood Commission and handled multiple policy 
portfolios.
  Moreover, from 2011 to 2015, Mr. Carrillo was the co-founder and 
elected chairman of the Young Democrats of America Hispanic Caucus, the 
largest youth Hispanic democratic organization promoting voter 
education and outreach in the United States. Mr. Carrillo received his 
higher education in Puerto Rico, is an Army veteran and current captain 
in the U.S. Army Reserve Judge Advocate General Corps and serves as the 
national security law chief of the 79th Theater Sustainment Command. In 
his spare time, Mr. Carrillo enjoys volunteering for multiple voting, 
civil rights, and veteran advocacy organizations.
  For this and more, we honor Anthony Carrillo.

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