Jorge Estévez Martínez | |
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Mayor of Añasco | |
Assuming office January 14, 2009 | |
Succeeding | Pablo Crespo Torres |
Personal details | |
Born | November 26, 1963 |
Political party | Popular Democratic Party (PPD) |
Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico |
Jorge Estévez Martínez is a Puerto Rican politician and the former mayor of Añasco. Estévez is affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) who served as mayor from 2009 to 2021. [1] [2]
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] In 2020 he was defeated by the PNP candidate Kabir Solares who obtained 54% of the vote while Jorge Estevens 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 where 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]