José Menéndez Monroig

José Menéndez Monroig (June 22, 1917 – April 4, 2003) was a member of the Puerto Rico Senate serving from 1968 till 1976. After the 1972 Puerto Rican elections Carlos Romero Barcelo suggested that he be selected Minority Leader in the Senate instead of Justo Méndez who had occupied that position in the past four years. He was one of the founders of Estadistas Unidos. He is a member of Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity.

He served for six years in the army, he received burial with military honors in the Puerto Rico National Cemetery.