José Aníbal Díaz Collazo (February 16, 1971 – April 24, 2023) was a Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). He was elected to replace

Carlos Vargas Ferrer Carlos J. Vargas Ferrer (June 28, 1971 – November 2, 2015) was a Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). He was elected to the Puerto Rico House of Representatives in 2012 to represent District 29. Varg ...

in the Puerto Rico House of Representatives in 2015 after Vargas' death. Díaz represented

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until his death in April 2023.

Biography

Díaz Collazo grew up in the Jajóme Bajo sector of Cayey. His father is Aníbal Díaz Ofray. Díaz has an

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from the Instituto Tecnológico de Puerto Rico. In the 1990s, Díaz started working as a housing inspector for the city of Cayey. After that, he worked as Director of Public Works for Cayey. On October 15, 2015, Díaz announced his intention to represent

(which includes Cidra and Cayey) in the House of Representatives at the upcoming general elections. In his speech, he emphasized his service to his hometown of Cayey for the past 20 years. After the death of representative

, Díaz was selected to replace him in the Puerto Rico House of Representatives by the delegates of the Popular Democratic Party. His selection was unanimous, and was later ratified by the Governing Board of the Party. Díaz was sworn in on November 16, 2015.

Personal life and death

Díaz Collazo was married to Migdalia Santiago. He had two children, Aleysha and José Aníbal Díaz. Díaz Collazo died from cancer in San Juan, Puerto Rico on April 23, 2023, at the age of 52.

References

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