José Ignacio Paliza

Politics He was elected with just 28 years as a deputy to the 2010–2016 legislature, and was the youngest member of the Congress of the Dominican Republic.

In his 2010 sworn statement of assets, Paliza stated that he had a negative equity, as he owed RD$ 5 million (US$135,000) to his father (who died in 2014). In 2016 he reported to have RD$13.38 million (US$291,000) in assets. In 2020, Paliza's net worth rose to RD$23.08 million (US$395,000).

In August 2014, along with more than thirty deputies defectors he entered into the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), following a split in the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD).

Paliza was elected President and Chairman of the Modern Revolutionary Party in the primary elections held on 18 March 2018, he took office on 14 June 2018.