Carlos Molina (politician)

Carlos Molina
Carlos Molina
Mayor of Arecibo
	In office; January 14, 2013 – January 13, 2021
Preceded by	Lemuel Soto
Succeeded by	Carlos “Tito” Ramírez Irizarry
Secretary of Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
	In office; January 2, 2009 – August 11, 2011
Governor	Luis Fortuño
Preceded by	Miguel Pereira Castillo
Succeeded by	Jesús González
Personal details
Born	August 27, 1974; Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Political party	New Progressive Party (PNP) & Republican
Alma mater	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico

Carlos Molina Rodríguez is a Puerto Rican politician and the current mayor of Arecibo. Molina is affiliated with the New Progressive Party (PNP) and has served as mayor since 2013.[1][2] Before that, He studied primary and higher in the public schools of the town of Arecibo. While he worked as official in custody of the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, he started and completed his degree of Bachelor in Criminal Justice at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, where he was President of the Student Council prime of the institution. Molina served as Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from 2009 to 2011, under Governor Luis Fortuño.[3]

Carlos Molina is the current president of Puerto Rico Mayors Federation after succeeding Hector O'Neill.[4]

In November 3, 2020 Molina lost the re election for Mayor of Arecibo against Carlos “Tito” Ramírez Irizarry who will be the next Mayor since January 2021.

References

"Alcalde de Arecibo, Elecciones Generales 2012". CEEPUR. December 29, 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-01-23.
"Fin de semana de tomas de posesión en la Isla". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). January 11, 2013.
"Perfil de alcalde Carlos Molina Rodríguez". Puerto Rico Decide 2016 - ENData (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 April 2020.
Irizarry Álvarez, Femmy (February 1, 2017). "Carlos Molina es el nuevo presidente de la Federación de Alcaldes". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved May 31, 2017.

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[elecciones2012-1] "Alcalde de Arecibo, Elecciones Generales 2012". CEEPUR. December 29, 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-01-23.

[2] "Fin de semana de tomas de posesión en la Isla". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). January 11, 2013.

[Día-3] "Perfil de alcalde Carlos Molina Rodríguez". Puerto Rico Decide 2016 - ENData (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 April 2020.

[4] Irizarry Álvarez, Femmy (February 1, 2017). "Carlos Molina es el nuevo presidente de la Federación de Alcaldes". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved May 31, 2017.