Jesús Colón Berlingeri
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Jesús Edgardo Colón Berlingeri, also known as "Gardy", is a Puerto Rican politician and the current mayor of
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. 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. Colón was then officially elected by the people in
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. In 1982 starts courses College in the
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graduating is in 1987 with Bachelor in
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and a Masters from
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. From 1988 to 1996 was noted for his service to minority communities in various jobs from teacher in
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school district, counselor to director of the Hispanic Program for Academic Progress at the
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. In 1988 he married Odette Piñeiro, Puerto Rico's former
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and fellow Penn State alumni, from whom he is separated. They have three sons.


Personal life

Colón was born in Saltos barrio, Orocovis, Puerto Rico and was the second oldest in a family of 7 siblings.


Career

Colón served as a delegate to several
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s and campaigned actively for
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prior to Puerto Rico's 2008 Democratic presidential primary.


References

Living people Mayors of places in Puerto Rico New Progressive Party (Puerto Rico) politicians Pennsylvania State University alumni People from Orocovis, Puerto Rico 1965 births {{PuertoRico-politician-stub