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Luis Javier Hernández Ortiz

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Luis Javier Hernández
Member of the Puerto Rico Senate
from the at-large district
Assumed office
January 2, 2025
Mayor of Villalba
Assumed office
January 1, 2013
Personal details
Born
Luis Javier Hernández Ortiz

(1977-09-05) September 5, 1977 (age 47)
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Political partyPopular Democratic
Other political
affiliations
Democratic
EducationUniversity of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (BA)
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law (JD)

Luis Javier Hernández Ortiz, aka Javy, is the current mayor of Villalba, Puerto Rico. He has been holding office since 2013.[1] He is one of the youngest mayors of Puerto Rico.[2] Hernández graduated with a Juris Doctor from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico. He also studied International Law and European Community Law from the Ortega & Gasset Foundation in Toledo, Spain. He also holds a bachelor's degree in Forensic Psychology from the University of Puerto Rico. On November 16, 2019, his wife (mother of his two daughters) died a bout with Leukemia.[3]

References

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  1. ^ The Hon. Luis Javier Hernández Ortiz
  2. ^ Luis Javier Hernández Ortiz (in Spanish)
  3. ^ "Fallece la primera dama de Villalba Glendaliz Soto Vega" (in Spanish). 15 November 2019.
Senate of Puerto Rico
Preceded by Minority Leader of the Puerto Rico Senate
2025–present
Incumbent