Rolando Ortíz Velázquez

Rolando Ortíz Velázquez
Mayor of Cayey
Taking office
January 14, 1997
Succeeding Daniel Oquendo Figueroa
Member of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico from the 29th District
In office
January 2, 1993  January 1, 1997
Succeeded by Luis Aramburu
Personal details
Political party Popular Democratic Party (PPD)

Rolando Ortíz Velázquez is a Puerto Rican politician and the current mayor of Cayey. Ortíz is affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) and has served as mayor since 1997.[1][2]

Before being elected mayor, Ortíz served as member of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 1997. He represented District 29.[3]

At the 2012 general election, Ortíz received 73.29% of the votes.[4] This was the largest margin of victory for any mayor in that election, which led a newspaper to label him as one of the "most powerful" mayors in the island.[5]

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