Josian Santiago

Quick Facts

Full Name	Josian Santiago
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Aug 27, 1957(1957-08-27)
Age	67
Birthplace	Puerto Rico
Country	United States
Birth City	Comerío
Horoscope	Leo

Josian Santiago Biography

Josian Santiago is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on August 27, 1957 in Puerto Rico, Comerío, United States. Popular Democratic Party Politician who was elected the City Mayor in Comerio, Puerto Rico in 2001.

He was the Mayor of Comerio as He served as Mayor of Comerio while Luis Fortuno held office as Governor of Puerto Rico. held the office of governor of Puerto Rico.

Santiago was born in Comerío to José Santiago Berrior and Angélica Rivera and is one of six siblings, along with three sisters, Myrna, Marisol and Nitza, and two brothers, Javier and Fernando. It was here where he completed his primary education, beginning at Escuela Elemental El Salto, completing the sixth grade at Escuela Horace M. Towner and receiving his high school diploma from Escuela Superior Juana Colón. During his youth, he was also a student at the Centro Residencial de Oportunidades Educativas de Mayagüez, a residential center that offers individualized education. Santiago then enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico’s main campus, located in Río Piedras, the largest subdivision of San Juan, Puerto Rico. He completed his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and after received his diploma, went on to become a certified public accountant. Santiago is married to Ramona Nieves and is the father of four children, Juan José, Monica, José Juan and Jozy Santiago Nieves. He is a devout practitioner of the Roman Catholic religion and led the Juventud Acción Católica, a youth religious organization. In 1979, Santiago became involved in public service, administrating the management of external funds for the municipality under mayor Gumersindo Carmona. He was subsequently promoted to the rank of Municipal Secretary, serving under mayor Pablo Centeno throughout the 1980s. In 1993, Santiago was recruited to work as assistant for José Aponte de la Torre, mayor of Carolina, Puerto Rico. He is a prominent leader of the soberanistas, the faction within the party that pursues the elimination of the territorial clause by reclaiming Puerto Rico’s sovereignty, while entering the ELA Soberano, a document of association with the United States that safeguards existing arrangements including common coin, education grants and citizenship. Within the PPD, the soberanistas serve as polar opposites to the conservadores, the faction that supports remaining a territory.

Santiago is responsible for improving the status of Comerío to that of autonomous municipality, gaining fiscal liberty from the central government. This resulted in an investment approaching fifty thousand dollars. The performance of the municipality’s finances earned it an “A” grade from the Controllership office, the entity responsible for the fiscalization of public institutions. Santiago is a supporter of Puerto Rican culture, organizing several activities to promote it at the Casa de la Cultura Cacique Comerío, a municipal atrium. He also hosts a competition between performers of trova, a traditional Puerto Rican music, at the town’s commemoration of its jíbaro heritage, the Festival Jíbaro Comerieño. Santiago established an environment- protection program, assigning seven percent of Comerío’s terrain for conservation in order to protect the Puerto Rican plain pigeon, an endangered bird species. An extension of this initiative was the production of biodiesel to run a citywide trolley array. The municipality also ranks first in Puerto Rico when ranking the performance of its recycling program. Following the application of the Fiscal Emergency Act (Law No.7) by governor Luis Fortuño, the municipality of Comerío suffered numerous cuts in personnel and services, which made the unemployment rate soar and prompted constant confrontation between the municipality and the central government. Upon taking office, the Fortuño administration went on to close the offices of Retirement Affairs, Electrical Energy Authority, Environmental and Health Affairs, the Superintendent of Schools, Agriculture Extension Initiative, the Center for Agricultural Affairs and a Head Start program. Santiago attended this by applying countermeasures, attempting to save the Industrial Cooperative by pursuing an alliance with the Puerto Rico Police Department which would make the official manufacturer of uniforms for the force. He arranged support from the Puerto Rico Department of Education and supported a vocation school, before also establishing an agreement with a private university in order to provide cheap nocturnal education for the unemployed inhabitants. Santiago spearheaded the construction of Hotel Media Luna, a hotel that he expects will help by offering employment. He is responsible for the establishment of the Biblioteca y Centro Cíbernetico Laura Arroyo Torrens, a cyber-library that offers online-classes supported by the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico. Under his incumbency, Comerío became the first municipality of the central-mountainous region to offer gratituous Wi-Fi connection in its recreation plaza and to receive a hardware upgrade allowing faster rates. After the municipality failed to receive funds from the central administration for road repairs, Santiago secured external funds and attended a public bid to obtain additional vehicles to ensure maintenance. The municipal administration support the local AA Baseball franchise, the Pescadores del Plata de Comerío, which won the national championship in 2003. He is responsible for building the a new municipal auditorium, which has been used to host youth volleyball and basketball tournaments promoted by the municipality. Santiago also began an initiative to promote sports and combat childhood obesity, Jugando por tu Salud. He has also hosted a 10-kilometre marathon, the Maratón El Seco.

His partner, Ramona Nieves, had four children.

Josian Santiago Net Worth

Josian Santiago is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Josian Santiago 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student of management in the University of Puerto Rico and later became an accountant.

He was elected President of the Associacion de Alcaldes de Puerto Rico (Association of Puerto Rican mayors of the PPD Party) in 2010.

José A. “Josian” Santiago Rivera (born August 27, 1957) is a Puerto Rican politician. He became the mayor of the municipality of Comerío as a member of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) at the 2000 general elections, and was re- elected in 2004 and 2008. In 2010 Santiago became the president of the Asociación de Alcaldes de Puerto Rico, the organization that regulates cooperation between most mayors affiliated to the PPD.

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Who is Josian Santiago Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Josian Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Josian Santiago celebrates birthday on August 27 of every year.

Top Facts about Josian Santiago

1. Josian Santiago is a Puerto Rican politician and attorney.
2. He was elected to the Puerto Rico House of Representatives in 2020.
3. Santiago represents District 25, which includes parts of San Juan and Guaynabo.
4. He is a member of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD).
5. Prior to his political career, Santiago worked as an attorney specializing in labor law.
6. He has been involved in various community organizations, including serving on the board of directors for the Boys & Girls Club of Puerto Rico.
7. Santiago holds a Bachelor’s degree from Boston University and a Juris Doctor from Interamerican University School of Law.
8. During his campaign, he focused on issues such as economic development and education reform.
9. Santiago supports statehood for Puerto Rico and has advocated for increased federal funding for the island’s recovery efforts after Hurricane Maria.
10. He is considered a rising star within the PPD party and has been mentioned as a potential candidate for higher office in the future.