Isidro A. Negrón Irizarry
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Isidro A. Negrón Irizarry (born December 3, 1956) is a Puerto Rican politician and former mayor of San Germán, the second oldest city in
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.


Early years and studies

Isidro Negrón was born on December 3, 1956. He lived for the first 25 years of his life in Las Lomas Housing Project in San Germán, with his mother Maria E. Irizarry. Negrón first attended Julio Víctor Guzmán School and Lola Rodríguez de Tió High School, both in his hometown of San Germán. He graduated from the
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San Germán campus with a
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in
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. Afterwards he got his
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in
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from the
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. Subsequently he completed his post graduate with a Master of Science in Medical Technology from the School of Medical Technology of the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, graduating ''Summa Cum Laude'' in 1985, having obtained the highest grades in the Clinical Practice and Medical Microbiology. He appeared in the Dean's Honor List of the Inter American University of Puerto Rico during all his years of his Bachelor's degree Negrón is a member of Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity.


Political career

Negrón ran unsuccessfully as a candidate to the
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in 1996. In 2000, he ran for the position of mayor of San Germán and won. He was reelected in
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, 2012 and 2016.


Personal life

Negrón is married with Doris Zapata Padilla, who is the Director of the Service Center of Special Education for Handicapped Children of the Department of Education of Puerto Rico. They have four children together: Sheila, Samuel, Nicollemarie and Michael Rafael.


References

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