Charles Anthony Rodríguez-Colón (born August 26, 1954) is a New York City-born Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the New Progressive Party (NPP).

From such position Charlie Rodríguez organized the campaign among young voters to re-elect Governor Carlos Romero Barceló.

Rodríguez participated in debates and forums in universities campuses, radio and television, promoting the vision of statehood, the NPP platform and the reasons to reelect Governor Romero Barceló.

The 1980 elections were decided by a small margin, the closest ever held in Puerto Rico, making the youth vote even more important.

While a member of the State House of Representatives, he assumed in 1985 the leadership of the New Progressive Party in the city of Carolina and in 1988 unsuccessfully sought the office of Mayor.

On August 20, 2006, during the annual Convention of the New Progressive Party, Rodríguez introduced and spearheaded the approval of the Tennessee Plan Resolution setting the strategy for Puerto Rico's admission as the 51st State of the Union.

The people of Tennessee did not wait for Congress to approve a statehood admission act and proceeded to adopt a state constitution.

Charlie Rodríguez remains active in public discussions on government and political issues particularly concerning Statehood for Puerto Rico [3]