| José Garriga Picó | |
| State Senate: | Puerto Rico |
| District: | At-large |
| Term Start: | 2005 |
| Term End: | 2009 |
| Birth Date: | 19 March 1948 |
| Birth Place: | Coamo, Puerto Rico |
| Spouse: | Miriam B. Toledo David |
| Children: | Adriana Claudia |
| Alma Mater: | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (B.A.) New York University (M.D. and PhD.) |
| Profession: | Politician |
| Party: | New Progressive Party |
José Garriga Picó (born March 19, 1948) is a Puerto Rican politician and former senator affiliated with the New Progressive Party (PNP). He served as a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 2005 to 2009. Since 1990, Garriga Picó has been a professor of political science at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras campus.
In 2003, José Garriga Picó entered the political field with the New Progressive Party (PNP). He gained a position as a candidate to the Senate of Puerto Rico at the 2003 PNP primaries.[1] He was elected at the 2004 general elections being the fifth candidate with most votes, and the third among PNP candidates.[2]
José Garriga Picó ran for a second term, but was defeated at the 2008 PNP primaries.[3] He then served as an adviser on Federal Affairs to Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz.[4]
During his college years, José Garriga Picó started practicing judo. In 1979, he received the black belt degree, Sho-Dan, in judo by the Kodokan Institute in Japan.[5]