Maria Melendez

María Eloisa Meléndez Altieri (born December 26 1950), also known as Mayita, is the current mayor of the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. She was elected during the Puerto Rican general elections of 2008, becoming the first woman elected to the office in Ponces political history. She is also the first mayor of a party other than the Popular Democratic Party in Ponce since 1989, when Rafael Cordero Santiago became mayor. This is Mayitas second candidacy in politics on the island and her first electoral win. In the Puerto Ricos 2004 general election, Mayita presented her candidacy for a senatorial seat representing Puerto Ricos 5th district, but lost in her bid for the position.

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