Juan Carlos "Tato" García Padilla (born March 10, 1967) is a
Puerto Rican politician and current mayor of
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. The ...
. He has five brothers, including former President of the
University of Puerto Rico
The University of Puerto Rico (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Universidad de Puerto Rico;'' often shortened to UPR) is the main List of state and territorial universities in the United States, public university system in the Commonwealth (U.S. i ...
Antonio García Padilla and former Governor of Puerto Rico
Alejandro García Padilla.
He obtained an MBA from the
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
The Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Puerto Rico) is a private Roman Catholic university with its main campus in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It provides courses leading to Bachelor's, Master's and Docto ...
.
In 2000, García Padilla was elected as mayor of Coamo. He was reelected in 2004, 2008, 2012
and 2016, becoming the longest serving elected mayor of Coamo.
References
External links
Coamo official website*
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1968 births
Living people
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico alumni
Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico) politicians
Mayors of places in Puerto Rico
People from Coamo, Puerto Rico