Jesús Colón Berlingeri

Jesús Edgardo Colón Berlingeri, also known as "Gardy", is a Puerto Rican politician and the current mayor of Orocovis. Colón is affiliated with the New Progressive Party (PNP) and has served as mayor since the death of his predecessor and father, Jesús Colón Collazo, in 1998, who died in office of a massive heart attack.[1] Colón was then officially elected by the people in 2000.[2] In 1982 starts courses College in the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey graduating is in 1987 with Bachelor in Social science and a Masters from Penn State University. In 1988 he married Odette Piñeiro, Puerto Rico's former Secretary of Education and fellow Penn State alumni, from whom he is separated. They have three sons.[3]

Jesús Colón Berlingeri
Mayor of Orocovis
Assumed office
1998
Preceded byJesús Colón Collazo
Personal details
BornApril 27, 1965
Aibonito, Puerto Rico
Political partyNew Progressive Party (PNP)
Spouse(s)Liza Otero Chéverez
ChildrenFrancisco Jesús Colón Piñeiro, Edgardo Aurelio Colón Piñeiro, Sebastián Edgardo Colón Otero
Alma materPenn State University, UPR Cayey Campus

He has served as a delegate to several Democratic National Conventions[4] and campaigned actively for Hillary Clinton prior to Puerto Rico's 2008 Democratic presidential primary.

References
  1. Amy, Christian E. (January 16, 2013). "Juramentan Alcaldes de La Cordillera". La Cordillera (in Spanish).
  2. "Orocovis... Corazón de Puerto Rico". Proyecto Salon Hogar. Archived from the original on 2013-02-24.
  3. "Municipio de Orocovis". municipiodeorocovis (in Spanish).
  4. http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P04/PR-D.phtml


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