Juan Carlos "Tato" García Padilla (born March 10, 1967) is a Puerto Rican politician and current mayor of

Coamo Coamo (, ) is a town and municipality founded in 1579 in the south-central region of Puerto Rico, located north of Santa Isabel; south of Orocovis and Barranquitas; east of Villalba and Juana Díaz; and west of Aibonito and Salinas. Coamo ...

. He is affiliated to the Popular Democratic Party (PPD).

Early life

Juan Carlos García Padilla was born on March 10, 1967, in

Coamo, Puerto Rico Coamo (, ) is a town and municipality founded in 1579 in the south-central region of Puerto Rico, located north of Santa Isabel; south of Orocovis and Barranquitas; east of Villalba and Juana Díaz; and west of Aibonito and Salinas. Coamo i ...

. He has five brothers. Two of them are Antonio García Padilla (former President of the

University of Puerto Rico The University of Puerto Rico ( es, Universidad de Puerto Rico, UPR) is the main public university system in the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It is a government-owned corporation with 11 campuses and approximately 58,000 students and ...

) and

Alejandro García Padilla Alejandro Javier García Padilla (; born August 3, 1971) is a Puerto Rican politician and attorney who served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 2013 to 2017. Prior to this position, García Padilla held various roles in the political la ...

(Former Governor of Puerto Rico as of January 2,2017) He obtained an MBA from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico. In 2000, García Padilla was elected as mayor of Coamo. He was reelected in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016, making history to be the longest Elected Mayor of Coamo.

References

External links

Coamo official website
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