Chino Ocasio is a New Progressive Party (Partido Nuevo Progresista) member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives, representing District 2. Ocasio was first elected on November 5, 2024, in a close contest that went to a recount, with an initial margin of about 55 votes over Joel Vázquez Rosario, and took office on January 2, 2025. The district covers part of the municipality of San Juan.1
Ricardo “Chino” Rey Ocasio Ramos was born on November 1, 1967, in San Juan and attended the island’s public schools. Ocasio earned a bachelor of arts degree in criminal justice from the Colegio Universitario de San Juan. Ocasio’s career in public service began in citizen assistance at the San Juan municipal Department of Transportation and Public Works. Ocasio later served as director of auxiliary services in the Puerto Rico Senate and as a special assistant to the secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Housing.
In the House, Ocasio chairs the Committee on Older Adults and Social Welfare. In May 2025, Ocasio filed a resolution calling for an investigation of conditions in elderly housing complexes in District 2, which house more than 1,000 residents.
