Jorge Estévez Martínez
Jorge Estévez Martínez | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Añasco | |
| In office January 14, 2009 – January 14, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Pablo Crespo Torres |
| Succeeded by | Kabir Solares |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 26, 1963 |
| Died | June 27, 2025 (aged 61) |
| Party | Popular Democratic Party (PPD) |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico |
Jorge Estévez Martínez was a Puerto Rican politician and the former mayor of Añasco. Estévez was affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) who served as mayor from 2009 to 2021.[1][2]
Tenure
[edit]Jorge Estevez 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] In 2020 he was defeated by the PNP candidate Kabir Solares who obtained 54% of the vote while Jorge Estevez obtained 39%.[4]
During his tenure the mayor's most recognized projects are the remodeling of the town square and the market Square. His administration also created the town's convention Center and a community Center in Dagüey.[5]
In 2019 Osvaldo Tubens a former candidate for mayor alleged the municipalities parks were not well maintained.[6] In 2021 an investigation revealed that the municipal government had left multiple vehicles with simple issues rusting away resulting in a loss for the town. The incoming mayor also indicated that the municipal water park was abandoned with horses grazing on the public land nearby.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Alcalde de Añasco, Elecciones Generales 2008". CEEPUR. February 6, 2009.
- ↑ Jiménez, Lester. "Habrá cambio de mando en Añasco". www.noticel.com. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
- ↑ "CEE Event". elecciones2016.ceepur.org. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
- ↑ "CEE Event". elecciones2020.ceepur.org. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
- ↑ Día, El Nuevo. "Perfil de alcalde Jorge Esteves Martínez". Puerto Rico Decide 2016 - ENData (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-02.
- ↑ Univision. "Preocupación en Añasco por mal estado de los parques recreativos". Univision (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-02.
- ↑ "Abandonado el municipio de Añasco: esto es lo que encontró JRX". Telemundo Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-02.