Jorge Estévez Martínez

Jorge Estévez Martínez
Mayor of Añasco
Assuming office
January 14, 2009
SucceedingPablo Crespo Torres
Personal details
Born (1963-11-26) November 26, 1963 (age 61)
Political partyPopular Democratic Party (PPD)
Alma materPontifical 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]

Tenure

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]

References

  1. ^ "Alcalde de Añasco, Elecciones Generales 2008". CEEPUR. February 6, 2009.
  2. ^ Jiménez, Lester. "Habrá cambio de mando en Añasco". www.noticel.com. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  3. ^ "CEE Event". elecciones2016.ceepur.org. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  4. ^ "CEE Event". elecciones2020.ceepur.org. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  5. ^ Día, El Nuevo. "Perfil de alcalde Jorge Esteves Martínez". Puerto Rico Decide 2016 - ENData (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  6. ^ Univision. "Preocupación en Añasco por mal estado de los parques recreativos". Univision (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  7. ^ "Abandonado el municipio de Añasco: esto es lo que encontró JRX". Telemundo Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-02.