Jesús Edgardo Colón is the mayor of Orocovis, Puerto Rico

Orocovis, Puerto Rico

Orocovis is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Central Mountain Range, north of Villalba and Coamo; south of Morovis and Corozal; southeast of Ciales; east of Jayuya; and west of Barranquitas...

. A Democrat, he has served as a delegate to several Democratic National Convention

Democratic National Convention

The Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party. They have been administered by the Democratic National Committee since the 1852 national convention...

s and campaigned actively for Hillary Clinton prior to Puerto Rico's 2008 Democratic presidential primary.

"Gardy", as he is known, was selected to replace his deceased father, "Tito" Colón, when the latter died in office of a massive heart attack. At the time, the current mayor was the Staff Director of the Rules Committee of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives.

He is a graduate of Penn State University. In 1988 he married Odette Piñeiro

Odette Piñeiro

Dr. Odette Piñeiro is the former Secretary of Puerto Rico Department of Education , appointed by Governor Luis Fortuño on December 14, 2009, confirmed by the Senate of Puerto Rico on December 18, 2009 and sworn in by Secretary of State Kenneth McClintock on December 30, 2009. She succeeded Dr....

, Puerto Rico's current Secretary of Education and fellow Penn State alumni, from whom he is separated. They have two college-age sons.