Bobby Ramírez Kurtz | |
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Mayor of Cabo Rojo | |
In office January 14, 2013 – January 10, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Perza Rodríguez Quiñones |
Succeeded by | Jorge Morales Wiscovitch |
Personal details | |
Born | Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico | October 29, 1959
Political party | Popular Democratic Party |
Spouse | Odalys Santiago Vélez |
Children | Roberto, José, Von Yaid |
Alma mater |
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez Interamerican University of Puerto Rico at San Germán |
Roberto "Bobby" Ramírez Kurtz (born October 29, 1959) is a Puerto Rican politician and the former mayor of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. [1] He is affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) and served as mayor from 2013 to 2021. He assumed office after beating incumbent Perza Rodrígues Quiñones in the 2012 general election. Rodríguez, a member of the New Progressive Party (PNP), became mayor after the death of Santos Padilla Ferrer in 2007. Ramírez Kurtz was succeeded by Jorge "Jorgito: Morales Wiscovitch of the PNP after winning the mayoral race in the 2020 general election. [2] [3]
In 2017, Kurtz implemented the "Orange Initiative" (Iniciativa Naranja in Spanish), which was met with controversy. The initiative establishes that citizens must buy orange trash bags provided by the trash-collecting private company that operates in Cabo Rojo if they want their trash to be collected. [4] Kurtz stopped "Iniciativa Naranja", after days in court, because the government gave funds to Cabo Rojo's junkyard that would last at least five years.[ clarification needed]
Bobby Ramírez Kurtz | |
---|---|
Mayor of Cabo Rojo | |
In office January 14, 2013 – January 10, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Perza Rodríguez Quiñones |
Succeeded by | Jorge Morales Wiscovitch |
Personal details | |
Born | Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico | October 29, 1959
Political party | Popular Democratic Party |
Spouse | Odalys Santiago Vélez |
Children | Roberto, José, Von Yaid |
Alma mater |
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez Interamerican University of Puerto Rico at San Germán |
Roberto "Bobby" Ramírez Kurtz (born October 29, 1959) is a Puerto Rican politician and the former mayor of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. [1] He is affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) and served as mayor from 2013 to 2021. He assumed office after beating incumbent Perza Rodrígues Quiñones in the 2012 general election. Rodríguez, a member of the New Progressive Party (PNP), became mayor after the death of Santos Padilla Ferrer in 2007. Ramírez Kurtz was succeeded by Jorge "Jorgito: Morales Wiscovitch of the PNP after winning the mayoral race in the 2020 general election. [2] [3]
In 2017, Kurtz implemented the "Orange Initiative" (Iniciativa Naranja in Spanish), which was met with controversy. The initiative establishes that citizens must buy orange trash bags provided by the trash-collecting private company that operates in Cabo Rojo if they want their trash to be collected. [4] Kurtz stopped "Iniciativa Naranja", after days in court, because the government gave funds to Cabo Rojo's junkyard that would last at least five years.[ clarification needed]