Carlos Delgado Altieri
{{Short description|Puerto Rican politician}}
{{Family name hatnote|Delgado|Altieri|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Charlie Delgado
|image = Carlos Delgado Altieri (PPD).png
|office = President of the Puerto Rico Popular Democratic Party
|term_start = August 20, 2020
|term_end = February 23, 2021
|predecessor = Aníbal José Torres
|successor = Jose Luis Dalmau
|office1 = Mayor of Isabela
|term_start1 = January 14, 2001
|term_end1 = January 16, 2021
|predecessor1 = Carmelo Pérez Rivera
|successor1 = Ricky Méndez Pérez
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|1|9}}
|birth_place = Lares, Puerto Rico
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Popular Democratic
|spouse = Rosa Irizarry Silvestrini (deceased)
|children = 3
|education = University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (BBA)
}}
Carlos “Charlie” Delgado Altieri (born January 9, 1960) is a Puerto Rican politician who served as the mayor of Isabela from 2001 to 2021. He has also served as the president of the Popular Democratic Party since August 20, 2020 until February 23, 2021. He was the Popular Democratic Party nominee for Governor of Puerto Rico in 2020, losing to New Progressive Pedro Pierluisi. He is also a candidate for the 2024 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election.
Early life and education
Born in Lares, Puerto Rico, he obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in marketing from the University of Puerto Rico.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Hon. Calos O. Delgado Altieri. Isabela city Mayor|url=http://www.camarapr.org/Pres-Lamboy/PROMESA/bios/Bio-Carlos-Delgado-Altieri.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818073844/http://www.camarapr.org/Pres-Lamboy/PROMESA/bios/Bio-Carlos-Delgado-Altieri.pdf|archive-date=18 August 2020|access-date= 18 August 2020|website=Camara de Comercio de Puerto Rico}}
Career
{{Main|2020 Puerto Rico gubernatorial election}}
He was the Popular Democratic Party's nominee for Governor of Puerto Rico in the 2020 elections, after defeating San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz and Senator Eduardo Bhatia in the primaries. He faced Pedro Pierluisi (PNP), Juan Dalmau (PIP), César Vázquez (PD), Alexandra Lúgaro (MVC), and Eliezer Molina (IND) in the general elections of November 3, 2020. He lost the gubernatorial race to Pedro Pierluisi (PNP){{Cite web|title=Carlos Delgado Altieri gana la primaria a la gobernación por el PPD|url=https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/gobierno-politica/notas/carlos-delgado-altieri-gana-la-primaria-a-la-gobernacion-por-el-ppd/|access-date=2020-08-18|date= 17 August 2020|website=Primera Hora}}
References
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{{s-bef|before=Carmelo Pérez Rivera}}
{{s-ttl|title=Mayor of Isabela|years=2001–2021}}
{{s-aft|after=Miguel Enrique Méndez}}
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{{s-bef|before=Aníbal José Torres}}
{{s-ttl|title=Chair of the Puerto Rico Popular Democratic Party|years=2020–2021}}
{{s-aft|after=José Luis Dalmau}}
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{{s-bef|before=David Bernier}}
{{s-ttl|title=Popular Democratic nominee for Governor of Puerto Rico|years=2020}}
{{s-aft|after=Jesús Manuel Ortiz}}
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Category:Mayors of places in Puerto Rico
Category:People from Isabela, Puerto Rico
Category:People from Lares, Puerto Rico
Category:Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico) politicians
Category:Presidents of the Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico)