Political Career
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Ernesto Ramos Antonini offered Cordero a job in the Office of Legislative Services in the Capitol Building. Later he ran and was elected as an at-large Representative in the House. He held various positions including the chairmanship of the Commerce and Industry Committee. In 1960, Cordero returned to the University of Puerto Rico to study law and won reelection to the House. Among his fellow classmates were future Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico Victor Pons and future Attorney General, Senate president and Governor of Puerto Rico Rafael Hernández Colón. In 1962, after earning his law degree, he resigned his legislative seat and taught law at his Alma Mater.
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