Dorado, Puerto Rico
Dorado () is a town and municipality in the northern coast of Puerto Rico, west of San Juan and is located in the northern region of the island, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Toa Alta, east of Vega Alta, and west of Toa Baja. Dorado ...
on the
2020 Puerto Rican general election
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, but was defeated by the incumbent
Carlos López Rivera
Carlos Alberto López Rivera (born September 14, 1958) is a Puerto Rican politician and current mayor of Dorado. López is affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) and has served as mayor since 1987.
Early years and studies
Carlos Al ...
Roberto Roena
Roberto Roena Vázquez (January 16, 1940 – September 23, 2021) was a Puerto Rican salsa music percussionist, orchestra leader, and dancer. Roena was one of the original members of Cortijo y su combo and later with El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico. ...
orchestra, Apollo Sound. He also presided the ASSMCA National Young Leaders group, which promotes drug prevention through arts, recreation, and sports. In 2008, Volmar received an award from the
Government of Puerto Rico
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Political career
In 2016, Volmar Méndez presented his intentions to run for Mayor of his hometown of
Dorado, Puerto Rico
Dorado () is a town and municipality in the northern coast of Puerto Rico, west of San Juan and is located in the northern region of the island, bordering the Atlantic Ocean, north of Toa Alta, east of Vega Alta, and west of Toa Baja. Dorado ...
. He faced
Melinda Romero Donnelly
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, daughter of former Puerto Rico Governor
Carlos Romero Barceló
Carlos Antonio Romero Barceló (September 4, 1932 – May 2, 2021) was a Puerto Rican politician who served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 1977 to 1985. He was the second governor to be elected from the New Progressive Party (PNP). He als ...
, in a primary, winning by a margin of 56.4–43.6. However, Volmar was defeated at the
2016 elections
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by the incumbent
Carlos López Rivera
Carlos Alberto López Rivera (born September 14, 1958) is a Puerto Rican politician and current mayor of Dorado. López is affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) and has served as mayor since 1987.
Early years and studies
Carlos Al ...
Senate of Puerto Rico
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in March 2017. During his tenure, Volmar was criticized by recreation leaders for strict budget cuts to numerous sports and athletics programs. He was also criticized by
Henry Neumann
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After finishing high school entered Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where ...
, a member of his party and former Secretary of Sports and Recreation, as well as his former opponent in Dorado, Carlos López Rivera. In January 2018, Volmar abruptly resigned, citing personal reasons.
After resigning, Volmar briefly retook his musical career. However, in 2019 he announced his intentions to run for mayor of Dorado again and received the support of then-Governor Ricardo Rosselló.