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Carlos Méndez
Carlos Méndez
Chair of the Puerto Rico Republican Party
	In office; 2007 – November 1, 2015
Preceded by	Tiody de Jesús Ferré
Succeeded by	Jenniffer González
Mayor of Aguadilla
	In office; January 2, 1997 – January 27, 2020
Preceded by	Agnes Bermúdez Acevedo
Succeeded by	Yanitsia Irizarry
Personal details
Born	Carlos Méndez Martínez; June 26, 1943 (age 81); Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Political party	New Progressive
Other political; affiliations	Republican
Spouse(s)	Heidi Mayer (1977–1998); Mildred Cortes Ramos
Children	1
Education	University of Washington (BA)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army

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Carlos Méndez Martínez (born June 26, 1943) is a Puerto Rican politician and former mayor of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico for 24 years.^[1]

Early life and education

Carlos Méndez-Martínez was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico to Pablo Méndez-Ellinger, a tobacconist from Aguadilla, Puerto Rico and Rosa Martínez-Rosa, a housewife from Rincón, Puerto Rico. His dad died when Méndez was one year old and his mother died when he was 9 years old.^[2] Without having graduated from high school, at age 17, he joined the United States Army, becoming a veteran at the age of 19. He studied silversmithing and gemology and worked in both. He also worked in the real estate business.^[3] At the age of 45, Méndez took the GED and studied an Associate of Arts in Political Science at a community college and continued to study a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at the University of Washington, graduating in 1992.^[4] Méndez, wrote a book titled Tuve que contar mi historia^[5] which was published in 2009 by Editorial Tiempo Nuevo.^[3]

Political career

In 1995, he returned to Puerto Rico, and ran for mayor of Aguadilla at the 1996 general elections. He has been reelected in 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016. In the 2008 elections, he received almost 70% of the votes. His margin of victory was one of the largest among elected mayors in that election.^[6] He was the president of the Republican Party of Puerto Rico from 2007 to 2015 and president of the Puerto Rico Mayors Federation.^[7] In 2012, Méndez endorsed the nomination of Mitt Romney for president of the United States in the 2012 Republican National Convention.^[8] After 24 years as mayor, Méndez announced he would not seek re-election in 2020.^[9]

Among his notable works as mayor is the Aguadilla Ice Skating Arena,^[1] Ramey Base Bowling Alley, Aguadilla Electronic Library, Atlantic Garden Veterans Cemetery,^[10] Paseo Real Marina,^[11] Las Cascadas Hotel,^[12] Aguadilla City Center,^[13] Skate and Splash Park,^[14] and Tres Palmas Park.^[13]

While the "Las Cascadas Hotel" was constructed the hotel was not completed under the mayor's tenure and in 2019 reports indicated the mayor placed the property along with the Aguadilla Ice Skating Arena for sale. ^[15]^[16]

In 2019, Aguadilla received the City Livability Award from the United States Conference of Mayors and honored the efforts spearheaded by Carlos Méndez Martínez.^[17]

Personal life

He married on January 1, 1977, with Heidi G. Méndez (née Mayer) at Seattle in King County, Washington. They had a son, Mark A. Méndez. Méndez divorced in 1998, after 21 years of marriage. In 1999, he met his current wife Mildred Cortes-Ramos.^[18]

References

^ ^a ^b "Perfil de alcalde Carlos Méndez Martínez". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish).
^ "Alcalde de Aguadilla estima las pérdidas del fuego de su residencia en $150 mil". Primera Hora (in Spanish). October 27, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "EN RECORD con el Honorable Carlos Mendez" – via www.youtube.com.
^ "[VIDEO] Reconocen éxito de programa contra deserción escolar "Uno a Uno" | WIPR". Archived from the original on 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
^ "Catálogo General de Libros". Libreria Isla: Tu Isla en el mundo.
^ Carmen Milagros Díaz (January 15, 2012). "Hablan los alcaldes invencibles". El Vocero. Archived from the original on 2012-03-01.
^ "Aguadilla y Moca favorecen el cobro por recogido de basura – la Isla Oeste". Archived from the original on 2018-07-21. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
^ "Press Release - Mitt Romney Announces Support of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico Mayor Carlos Mendez; Gains One More Delegate | The American Presidency Project". www.presidency.ucsb.edu.
^ "El alcalde de Aguadilla anuncia que se retira en el 2020". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). December 15, 2017.
^ "Cementerio para veteranos". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). October 26, 2011.
^ "Mejoras en Aguadilla prometen atraer a muchos más turistas". Primera Hora (in Spanish). February 9, 2017.
^ "Las Cascadas de Aguadilla tendrá hotel". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). June 28, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Encuentra Aguadilla su motor al desarrollo". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). May 31, 2011.
^ "Proliferan las empresas municipales". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). March 1, 2017.
^ "A la venta el hotel Las Cascadas y la pista de patinaje sobre hielo en Aguadilla". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 17 October 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
^ Univision. "Alcalde de Aguadilla pone a la venta varias propiedades del municipio". Univision (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-04.
^ GmbH, finanzen.net (June 29, 2019). "Plano & Aguadilla Deemed". markets.businessinsider.com. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
^ "Acusan a Alcalde de Aguadilla de Supuestamente Agredir a su Esposa" – via www.youtube.com.

Political offices
Preceded by Agnes Bermúdez Acevedo	Mayor of Aguadilla 1997–2020	Succeeded by Yanitsia Irizarry
Party political offices
Preceded by Tiody de Jesús Ferré	Chair of the Puerto Rico Republican Party 2007–2015	Succeeded by Jenniffer González

[auto1-1] "Perfil de alcalde Carlos Méndez Martínez". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish).

[PH_fuego_2009-2] "Alcalde de Aguadilla estima las pérdidas del fuego de su residencia en $150 mil". Primera Hora (in Spanish). October 27, 2009.

[auto-3] "EN RECORD con el Honorable Carlos Mendez" – via www.youtube.com.

[4] "[VIDEO] Reconocen éxito de programa contra deserción escolar "Uno a Uno" | WIPR". Archived from the original on 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2018-07-18.

[5] "Catálogo General de Libros". Libreria Isla: Tu Isla en el mundo.

[6] Carmen Milagros Díaz (January 15, 2012). "Hablan los alcaldes invencibles". El Vocero. Archived from the original on 2012-03-01.

[7] "Aguadilla y Moca favorecen el cobro por recogido de basura – la Isla Oeste". Archived from the original on 2018-07-21. Retrieved 2018-07-20.

[8] "Press Release - Mitt Romney Announces Support of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico Mayor Carlos Mendez; Gains One More Delegate | The American Presidency Project". www.presidency.ucsb.edu.

[9] "El alcalde de Aguadilla anuncia que se retira en el 2020". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). December 15, 2017.

[10] "Cementerio para veteranos". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). October 26, 2011.

[11] "Mejoras en Aguadilla prometen atraer a muchos más turistas". Primera Hora (in Spanish). February 9, 2017.

[12] "Las Cascadas de Aguadilla tendrá hotel". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). June 28, 2011.

[auto2-13] "Encuentra Aguadilla su motor al desarrollo". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). May 31, 2011.

[14] "Proliferan las empresas municipales". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). March 1, 2017.

[15] "A la venta el hotel Las Cascadas y la pista de patinaje sobre hielo en Aguadilla". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 17 October 2019. Retrieved 2021-05-04.

[16] Univision. "Alcalde de Aguadilla pone a la venta varias propiedades del municipio". Univision (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-04.

[GmbH_2019-17] GmbH, finanzen.net (June 29, 2019). "Plano & Aguadilla Deemed". markets.businessinsider.com. Retrieved August 18, 2019.

[18] "Acusan a Alcalde de Aguadilla de Supuestamente Agredir a su Esposa" – via www.youtube.com.

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 ==Early life and education==
-Carlos Méndez-Martínez was born in [[Aguadilla, Puerto Rico]] to Pablo Méndez-Ellinger, a [[tobacconist]] from [[Aguadilla, Puerto Rico]] and Rosa Martínez-Rosa, a housewife from [[Rincón, Puerto Rico]]. His dad died when Méndez was one year old and his mother died when he was 9 years old.<ref name="PH fuego 2009">{{Cite web|url=https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/policia-tribunales/nota/alcaldedeaguadillaestimalasperdidasdelfuegodesuresidenciaen150mil-340510/|title=Alcalde de Aguadilla estima las pérdidas del fuego de su residencia en $150 mil|date=October 27, 2009|website=Primera Hora|language=es}}</ref> Without having graduated from high school, at age 17, he joined the [[United States Army]], becoming a veteran at the age of 19. He studied [[silversmithing]] and [[gemology]] and worked in both. He also worked in the real estate business.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jedJmYRZtqI|title=EN RECORD con el Honorable Carlos Mendez|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> At the age of 45, Méndez took the [[GED]] and studied an Associate of Arts in [[Political science|Political Science]] at a community college and  continued to study a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in [[Political science|Political Science]] at the [[University of Washington]], graduating in 1992.<ref>http://www.wipr.pr/video-reconocen-exito-de-programa-contra-desercion-escolar-uno-a-uno/</ref> Méndez, wrote a book titled ''Tuve que contar mi historia''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.libreriaisla.com/collections/catalogo-general-de-libros/carlos-mendez-martinez|title=Catálogo General de Libros|website=Libreria Isla: Tu Isla en el mundo}}</ref> which was published  in 2009 by ''Editorial Tiempo Nuevo''.<ref name="auto"/>
+Carlos Méndez-Martínez was born in [[Aguadilla, Puerto Rico]] to Pablo Méndez-Ellinger, a [[tobacconist]] from [[Aguadilla, Puerto Rico]] and Rosa Martínez-Rosa, a housewife from [[Rincón, Puerto Rico]]. His dad died when Méndez was one year old and his mother died when he was 9 years old.<ref name="PH fuego 2009">{{Cite web|url=https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/policia-tribunales/nota/alcaldedeaguadillaestimalasperdidasdelfuegodesuresidenciaen150mil-340510/|title=Alcalde de Aguadilla estima las pérdidas del fuego de su residencia en $150 mil|date=October 27, 2009|website=Primera Hora|language=es}}</ref> Without having graduated from high school, at age 17, he joined the [[United States Army]], becoming a veteran at the age of 19. He studied [[silversmithing]] and [[gemology]] and worked in both. He also worked in the real estate business.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jedJmYRZtqI|title=EN RECORD con el Honorable Carlos Mendez|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> At the age of 45, Méndez took the [[GED]] and studied an Associate of Arts in [[Political science|Political Science]] at a community college and  continued to study a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in [[Political science|Political Science]] at the [[University of Washington]], graduating in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wipr.pr/video-reconocen-exito-de-programa-contra-desercion-escolar-uno-a-uno/ |title=&#91;VIDEO&#93; Reconocen éxito de programa contra deserción escolar "Uno a Uno" &#124; WIPR |access-date=2018-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718083854/http://www.wipr.pr/video-reconocen-exito-de-programa-contra-desercion-escolar-uno-a-uno/ |archive-date=2018-07-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Méndez, wrote a book titled ''Tuve que contar mi historia''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.libreriaisla.com/collections/catalogo-general-de-libros/carlos-mendez-martinez|title=Catálogo General de Libros|website=Libreria Isla: Tu Isla en el mundo}}</ref> which was published  in 2009 by ''Editorial Tiempo Nuevo''.<ref name="auto"/>
 ==Political career==
-In 1995, he returned to Puerto Rico, and ran for mayor of Aguadilla at the [[Puerto Rican general election, 1996|1996 general elections]]. He has been reelected in 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016. In the 2008 elections, he received almost 70% of the votes. His margin of victory was one of the largest among elected mayors in that election.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.vocero.com/puerto-rico-es/politica-es/hablan-los-alcaldes-invencibles |title=Hablan los alcaldes invencibles |work=[[El Vocero]] |date=January 15, 2012 |author=Carmen Milagros Díaz |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301054143/http://www.vocero.com/puerto-rico-es/politica-es/hablan-los-alcaldes-invencibles |archivedate=2012-03-01 }}</ref> He was the president of the [[Republican Party of Puerto Rico (1903)|Republican Party of Puerto Rico]] from 2007 to 2015 and president of the [[Puerto Rico Mayors Federation]].<ref>https://laislaoeste.com/2018/06/05/aguadilla-y-moca-favorecen-el-cobro-por-recogido-de-basura/</ref> In 2012, Méndez endorsed the nomination of [[Mitt Romney]] for president of the United States in the [[2012 Republican National Convention]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/press-release-mitt-romney-announces-support-aguadilla-puerto-rico-mayor-carlos-mendez|title=Press Release - Mitt Romney Announces Support of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico Mayor Carlos Mendez; Gains One More Delegate &#124; The American Presidency Project|website=www.presidency.ucsb.edu}}</ref> After 24 years as mayor, Méndez announced he would not seek re-election in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/politica/nota/elalcaldedeaguadillaanunciaqueseretiraenel2020-2382560/|title=El alcalde de Aguadilla anuncia que se retira en el 2020|date=December 15, 2017|newspaper=El Nuevo Día|language=es}}</ref>
+In 1995, he returned to Puerto Rico, and ran for mayor of Aguadilla at the [[Puerto Rican general election, 1996|1996 general elections]]. He has been reelected in 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016. In the 2008 elections, he received almost 70% of the votes. His margin of victory was one of the largest among elected mayors in that election.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.vocero.com/puerto-rico-es/politica-es/hablan-los-alcaldes-invencibles |title=Hablan los alcaldes invencibles |work=[[El Vocero]] |date=January 15, 2012 |author=Carmen Milagros Díaz |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301054143/http://www.vocero.com/puerto-rico-es/politica-es/hablan-los-alcaldes-invencibles |archivedate=2012-03-01 }}</ref> He was the president of the [[Republican Party of Puerto Rico (1903)|Republican Party of Puerto Rico]] from 2007 to 2015 and president of the [[Puerto Rico Mayors Federation]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://laislaoeste.com/2018/06/05/aguadilla-y-moca-favorecen-el-cobro-por-recogido-de-basura/ |title=Aguadilla y Moca favorecen el cobro por recogido de basura – la Isla Oeste |access-date=2018-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721043645/https://laislaoeste.com/2018/06/05/aguadilla-y-moca-favorecen-el-cobro-por-recogido-de-basura/ |archive-date=2018-07-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2012, Méndez endorsed the nomination of [[Mitt Romney]] for president of the United States in the [[2012 Republican National Convention]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/press-release-mitt-romney-announces-support-aguadilla-puerto-rico-mayor-carlos-mendez|title=Press Release - Mitt Romney Announces Support of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico Mayor Carlos Mendez; Gains One More Delegate &#124; The American Presidency Project|website=www.presidency.ucsb.edu}}</ref> After 24 years as mayor, Méndez announced he would not seek re-election in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/politica/nota/elalcaldedeaguadillaanunciaqueseretiraenel2020-2382560/|title=El alcalde de Aguadilla anuncia que se retira en el 2020|date=December 15, 2017|newspaper=El Nuevo Día|language=es}}</ref>
 Among his notable works as mayor is the [[Aguadilla Ice Skating Arena]],<ref name="auto1"/> Ramey Base Bowling Alley, Aguadilla Electronic Library, Atlantic Garden Veterans Cemetery,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/locales/nota/cementerioparaveteranos-1103306/|title=Cementerio para veteranos|date=October 26, 2011|website=El Nuevo Dia|language=es}}</ref> Paseo Real Marina,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.primerahora.com/elnorte/noticias/puerto-rico/nota/mejorasenaguadillaprometenatraeramuchosmasturistas-1205171/|title=Mejoras en Aguadilla prometen atraer a muchos más turistas|date=February 9, 2017|website=Primera Hora|language=es}}</ref> Las Cascadas Hotel,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/negocios/finanzas/nota/lascascadasdeaguadillatendrahotel-1002524/|title=Las Cascadas de Aguadilla tendrá hotel|date=June 28, 2011|website=El Nuevo Dia|language=es}}</ref>  Aguadilla City Center,<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/negocios/finanzas/nota/encuentraaguadillasumotoraldesarrollo-979607/|title=Encuentra Aguadilla su motor al desarrollo|date=May 31, 2011|website=El Nuevo Dia|language=es}}</ref>  Skate and Splash Park,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/negocios/empresas/nota/proliferanlasempresasmunicipales-2296472/|title=Proliferan las empresas municipales|date=March 1, 2017|website=El Nuevo Dia|language=es}}</ref> and Tres Palmas Park.<ref name="auto2"/>
+While the "Las Cascadas Hotel" was constructed the hotel was not completed under the mayor's tenure and in 2019 reports indicated the mayor placed the property along with the Aguadilla Ice Skating Arena for sale. <ref>{{Cite web|title=A la venta el hotel Las Cascadas y la pista de patinaje sobre hielo en Aguadilla|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/locales/notas/a-la-venta-el-hotel-las-cascadas-y-la-pista-de-patinaje-sobre-hielo-en-aguadilla/|access-date=2021-05-04|website=El Nuevo Día|date=17 October 2019 |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Univision|title=Alcalde de Aguadilla pone a la venta varias propiedades del municipio|url=https://www.univision.com/local/puerto-rico-wlii/alcalde-de-aguadilla-pone-a-la-venta-varias-propiedades-del-municipio-video|access-date=2021-05-04|website=Univision|language=spanish}}</ref>
 In 2019, Aguadilla received the City Livability Award from the [[United States Conference of Mayors]] and honored the efforts spearheaded by Carlos Méndez Martínez.<ref name="GmbH 2019">{{cite web | last=GmbH | first=finanzen.net | title=Plano & Aguadilla Deemed | website=markets.businessinsider.com | date=June 29, 2019 | url=https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/plano-aguadilla-deemed-most-livable-cities-in-america-1028319209 | access-date=August 18, 2019}}</ref>
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 ==Personal life==
-He married on January 1, 1977 with Heidi G. Méndez ([[née]] Mayer) at [[Seattle]] in [[King County, Washington]]. They had a son, Mark A. Méndez. Méndez divorced in 1998, after 21 years of marriage. In 1999, he met his current wife Mildred Cortes-Ramos.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI4nJaLvJP0|title=Acusan a Alcalde de Aguadilla de Supuestamente Agredir a su Esposa|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
+He married on January 1, 1977, with Heidi G. Méndez ([[née]] Mayer) at [[Seattle]] in [[King County, Washington]]. They had a son, Mark A. Méndez. Méndez divorced in 1998, after 21 years of marriage. In 1999, he met his current wife Mildred Cortes-Ramos.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI4nJaLvJP0|title=Acusan a Alcalde de Aguadilla de Supuestamente Agredir a su Esposa|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
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