Jorge Santini Padilla (born 1960) is a Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the New Progressive Party (PNP). He is the current Mayor of San Juan. He is also the Vice President of the New Progressive Party. He is married to the former Irma Garriga, and has one son, Jorge Andrés, and two daughters, Odette and Amanda. 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions. ... PNP logo with motto (Statehood, Security, Progress) The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Partido Nuevo Progresista de Puerto Rico, PNP) is a political party that campaigns for Puerto Rican statehood. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Nickname: Location of San Juan within the island of Puerto Rico Coordinates: Country United States Territory Puerto Rico Founded 1508/1521 Area  - City 76. ...

Education and early career

Santini received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Puerto Rico and later received a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree, cum laude, from the Inter American University Law School]]. In 1986, he became a partner at the law firm of Miranda Cárdenas & Córdova, where he specialized in medical malpractice suits. Santini then served as Legal Advisor to Governor of Puerto Rico Pedro Rosselló from 1994-1996. A B.A. issused as a certificate Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B.), from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus is an undergraduate bachelors degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. ... The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) is the university system of Puerto Rico. ... Doctor of Law, Doctor of Jurisprudence, or Juris Doctor (abbreviated J.D. or JD, from the Latin, Doctor of Law) is a professional degree in law offered by universities in a number of countries. ... Seal of the Governor of Puerto Rico The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. ... Pedro Juan Rosselló González, M.D. [pronounced “roh-seh-yóh”] (born April 5, 1944 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican politician who was the sixth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001. ...

Political career

In 1996, Santini was elected to the Senate of Puerto Rico, representing the senatorial district of San Juan. Santini served as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee in this capacity. Seal of the Senate of Puerto Rico. ...

In 1999, Santini entered the race for Mayor of San Juan and challenged Senate President Charlie Rodriguez in an NPP primary. Rodríguez had been the choice of the party leadership, but Santini proved to have more popular appeal. Buoyed by polls showing he would have a better chance of defeating a PDP candidate in the general election, Santini won the primary by a huge margin. Santini then went on to defeat Popular Democratic Party candidate Eduardo Bhatia in the 2000 elections. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... San Juan, the Spanish for Saint John, is a common toponym in parts of the world where Spanish is or was spoken: Argentina San Juan Province San Juan, Argentina, the capital of that province Cuba San Juan Hill Mexico San Juan, Campeche San Juan, Chihuahua San Juan, Coahuila San Juan... PPD logo and accompanying motto: Bread, Land, Freedom. The Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico —or Partido Popular Democrático de Puerto Rico (PPD) in Spanish— is a political party that supports the continuation of Puerto Ricos current status as a free associated state of the United States, which...

Santini sought reelection in 2004 and again defeated Bhatia in a close election.

In 2007, Santini was rumored to be a possible candidate for Governor of Puerto Rico in the event that PNP party president and former Governor Pedro Rosselló would not run in 2008. However, Rosselló announced on April 28, 2007 that he would not seek the PNP nomination for Governor and Santini was rumored to be Rosselló's replacement. Nonetheless, Santini announced on May 13, 2007, that he would seek a third term as Mayor of San Juan in the 2008 elections. Seal of the Governor of Puerto Rico The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. ... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (134th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ...