Zaida Cucusa Hernández

Zaida R. Hernández Torres
25th Speaker of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
In office January 11, 1993 – December 31, 1996
Governor	Pedro Rosselló
Preceded by	José R. Jarabo Alvarez
Succeeded by	Edison Misla Aldarondo
At-Large Member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
In office January 2, 1985 – January 2, 1997
Preceded by	Angel Viera Martínez
Succeeded by	Iris M. Ruiz Class
Personal details
Born	Zaida Rosa Hernández Torres Morovis, Puerto Rico[1]
Political party	New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico Republican Party of Puerto Rico
Alma mater	University of Puerto Rico
Occupation	Lawyer

Zaida R. "Cucusa" Hernández Torres: is a Puerto Rican politician who served as the Speaker of the Puerto Rican House of Representatives from 1993 to 1996. She also served as At-Large Representative from 1985 to 1997, and as Chairman of the San Juan NPP Municipal Committee from 1995 to 1997.

Previous to being a legislator, Hernández served as a Prosecutor in the Puerto Rico Justice Department. After her tenure as Speaker of the House, Hernández served as Appellate Court Judge from 1998 to 2008.^[2] In May 2012, she became the center of a scandal when a photograph of politician Rafael Cox Alomar who is the Popular Democratic Party's candidate for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico in the U.S. Congress was posted on her Twitter account comparing him to a chimpanzee and with the words "R.I.P. Yuyo". Human rights defenders criticized Hernández for the personal attack against Cox Alomar, who is of Afro-Puerto Rican ancestry, however, in statement she claimed her Twitter account was hacked and that she did not post the offensive image. She later apologized to Cox Alomar and terminated her Twitter account, promising to avoid social networks.^[3]

References

1. Orgullos Moroveños
2. http://www.camaraderepresentantes.org
3. Racist Photo Used in Puerto Rico Election Campaign from El Nuevo Dia 30 April 2012