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Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto (born February 25, 1963) is a Puerto Rican politician who served as mayor of the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico from 2013 to 2020. From 2009 through 2013, Cruz served in the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico.
Rafael Diez de Andino 1923–1924 Unionist Party: Roberto H. Todd Wells: 1925–1931 Puerto Rican Republican Party: Jesus Benitez Castaño 1931–1936 Liberal Party: Bolívar Pagán: 1936–1937 Puerto Rican Republican Party: Carlos M. de Castro 1937–1939 Puerto Rican Republican Party: Blas C. Herrero 1939 Puerto Rican Republican Party ...
Miguel Alberto Romero Lugo (born February 17, 1970) is a Puerto Rican lawyer, who is the current Mayor of San Juan. [1] He was also Secretary of Labor and Human Resources of Puerto Rico (2009–2012) and former Chief of Staff of Puerto Rico during Governor Luis Fortuño's administration (2012–2013) and senator for the San Juan District (2017–2020).
In 2007, Santini was elected for a third term as Mayor of San Juan but was defeated in the 2012 San Juan mayoral election and left office on January 14, 2013. During his third term the municipality imposed a secret tax on properties in the city. [8] Investigations into the scheme revealed that $1.3 million in revenue went missing. [9]
[8] [9] These policies have granted a high degree of autonomy to its municipalities and their mayors, [8] [10] and has allowed certain highly populated municipalities with robust local economies —such as Caguas [11] and San Juan [12] — to prosper and exercise a high degree of autonomy, while leaving others with mild or little population ...
The San Juan City Hall was built in stages from 1604 to 1789. It went through numerous additions and expansions throughout its history. Its current structure and façade by the square, inspired by the Casa de la Panadería in the Plaza Mayor of Madrid , completed in 1840 and was designed by architect Pedro García.
Jorge Estevens who earned a bachelor's degree in Marketing from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Was mayor of Añasco for three terms.He won the 2016 election with 53% of the vote against Pablo Crespo, the PNP candidate, who won 44% of the vote. [3]
San Juan, Puerto Rico, held an election for mayor on November 5, 1996. It was held as part of the 1996 Puerto Rican general election. It saw the election of Sila María Calderón, a member of the Popular Democratic Party.