Juan Carlos García Padilla
{{short description|Puerto Rican politician}}
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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. He has five brothers, including former President of the University of Puerto Rico Antonio García Padilla and former Governor of Puerto Rico Alejandro García Padilla.
He obtained an MBA from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico.
In 2000, García Padilla was elected as mayor of Coamo. He was reelected in 2004, 2008, 2012{{Cite web|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/politica/nota/findesemanadetomasdeposesionenlaisla-1425040/|title=Fin de semana de tomas de posesión en la Isla|date=January 11, 2013|website=El Nuevo Día|language=es}} and 2016, becoming the longest serving elected mayor of Coamo.{{Cite news|url=http://endata.prdecide.elnuevodia.com/alcaldes/32|title=Perfil de alcalde Juan Carlos García Padilla|newspaper=El Nuevo Día|language=es}}
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120305003130/http://www.coamo.puertorico.pr/historia_alcaldes.html Coamo official website]
- {{Facebook|tatosiemprepresente}}
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Category:Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico alumni
Category:Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico) politicians