Roberto Arango-Vinent is an American politician who served in the Senate of Puerto Rico from January 2005 until August 2011 representing the San Juan district for the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (NPP), which is a conservative group derived from the Republican Statehood Party.

[citation needed] During the PNP primaries, he was the top vote-winner for San Juan district senator.

He and running mate Carlos Díaz defeated incumbent Popular Democratic Party senators Margarita Ostolaza and José Ortiz Dalliot.

[5] Arango then served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Council of State Governments' Eastern Regional Conference (CSG/ERC).

[citation needed] Active in the Republican Party, he was the San Juan congressional district GOP committee chair and vice-chaired the George W. Bush/Dick Cheney Puerto Rico campaign in 2004.

[citation needed] On December 21, 2008, he held a joint press conference on the issue with Guayama, Puerto Rico Mayor-elect Glorimari Jaime and several pop artists, including Miguelito.

Arango resigned his senate position on August 28, 2011 due to the media pressure and the impact to his family.

[18] In March 2014 Arango announced his intention to return to politics by running for the presidency of the New Progressive Party (PNP) in San Juan.