Isidro A. Negrón Irizarry

Isidro A. Negrón Irizarry (born December 3, 1956) is a Puerto Rican politician and current mayor of San Germán, the second oldest city in Puerto Rico.^[1]

Early years and studies

Isidro Negrón was born on December 3, 1956. He lived for the first 25 years of his life in Las Lomas Housing Project in San German, with his mother Maria E. Irizarry. Negrón first attended Julio Víctor Guzmán School and Lola Rodríguez de Tió High School, both in his hometown of San Germán.

He graduated from the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, San Germán Campus with a Bachelor's degree in Biology. Afterwards he got his Master's degree in Marine Sciences from University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. Subsequently he completed his post graduate from the School of Medical Technology of the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, graduating Summa Cum Laude in 1985, having obtained the highest grades in the Clinical Practice and Medical Microbiology. He appeared in the Dean's Honor List of the Inter American University of Puerto Rico during all his years of Bachelor's degree^[2]

Negrón is a member of Phi Sigma Alpha Fraternity.^[3]

Political career

Negrón ran unsuccessfully as a candidate to the Puerto Rico House of Representatives. In 2000, he ran for the position of mayor of San Germán and won.^[4] He was reelected in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016.^[5][6]

Personal life

Negrón is married with Doris Zapata Padilla, who is the Director of the Service Center of Special Education for Handicapped Children's of the Department of Education of Puerto Rico. They have four children together: Sheila, Samuel, Nicollemarie and Michael Rafael.^[7]

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