Martín Vargas Morales

{{Short description|Puerto Rican politician}}

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| profession = Politician

| party = Popular Democratic Party (PPD)

| state_senate = Puerto Rico

| district = Ponce

| term_start1 = January 2, 2013

| term_end1 = January 2, 2017

| office2 = Mayor of Guánica

| term_start2 = January 2, 2001

| term_end2 = January 1, 2013

| predecessor2 = Edwin Galarza Quiñones

| successor2 = Santos Seda

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Martín Vargas Morales (born December 12, 1971) is a Puerto Rican politician from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). Vargas served as Mayor of Guánica for three consecutive terms (2000-2012). He was elected to the Senate of Puerto Rico in 2012.

Vargas Morales was elected mayor of Guánica in the 2000 general elections.{{cite web|url=http://209.68.12.238/elecciones2000/escrutinio/alcaldes.php?municipio=GN|title=Resultados Alcaldía Guánica, 2000|work=CEEPUR}} Vargas was reelected in 2004 and 2008.{{cite web|url=http://64.185.222.182/principal.aspx?Cargo=ALC&Nivel=MUN&L2=29|title=Resultados Alcaldía Guánica, 2004|work=CEEPUR|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130114162020/http://64.185.222.182/principal.aspx?Cargo=ALC&Nivel=MUN&L2=29|archive-date=2013-01-14}}{{cite web|url=http://209.68.12.238/elecciones2008/CEE_Events/ELECCIONES_GENERALES_2008_4/NOCHE_DEL_EVENTO_7/ALCALDE_GUANICA.xml|title=Resultados Alcaldía Guánica, 2008|work=CEEPUR}}

Vargas Morales ran for a seat in the Senate of Puerto Rico stating he was frustrated at how the legislative process worked against the citizens.{{cite news|url=http://www.elregionaldigital.com/la-opinion-del-sur/75-ponce/1224-dejara-la-casa-alcaldia-martin-vargas-morales.html|title=Dejará la Casa Alcaldía Martín Vargas|author=El Regional Digital|date=July 15, 2011}} After winning a spot on the 2012 primaries, he was elected on the general elections to represent the District of Ponce, and subsequently served as senator representing Puerto Rico's District V.