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Marlese Sifre
2025 - Present
2029
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Marlese Sifre (Popular Democratic Party) is the Mayor of Ponce in Puerto Rico. She assumed office on January 13, 2025. Her current term ends on January 8, 2029.
Sifre (Popular Democratic Party) ran for election for Mayor of Ponce in Puerto Rico. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Marlese Sifre was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She earned a law degree from the Facultad de Derecho Eugenio Maria de Hostos. Her career experience includes working as a lawyer, serving as an assistant to then-Vice Mayor Delis Castillo Rivera de Santiago, managing the Mano a Mano office and overseeing the Public Order Code during Francisco Zayas Seijo's administration. She previously served as vice mayor and interim mayor of Ponce.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Mayoral election in Ponce, Puerto Rico (2024)
General election
General election for Mayor of Ponce
Marlese Sifre defeated Pablo Colón Santiago, Rafael González Pratts, José Víctor Madera, and Javier Bonnin Orozco in the general election for Mayor of Ponce on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Marlese Sifre (Popular Democratic Party) | 67.1 | 30,968 |
| Pablo Colón Santiago (New Progressive Party) | 21.3 | 9,809 | ||
| Rafael González Pratts (Project Dignity) | 5.0 | 2,327 | ||
| José Víctor Madera (Puerto Rican Independence Party) | 4.6 | 2,122 | ||
| Javier Bonnin Orozco (Citizen's Victory Movement) | 2.0 | 916 | ||
| Total votes: 46,142 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Luis Irizarry Pabón (Popular Democratic Party)
Citizen's Victory Movement primary election
The Citizen's Victory Movement primary election was canceled. Javier Bonnin Orozco advanced from the Citizen's Victory Movement primary for Mayor of Ponce.
New Progressive Party primary election
New Progressive Party primary for Mayor of Ponce
Pablo Colón Santiago defeated Marcos Marcucci Sobrado and Jorge Colon Nazario in the New Progressive Party primary for Mayor of Ponce on June 2, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Pablo Colón Santiago | 58.9 | 6,040 | |
| Marcos Marcucci Sobrado | 29.5 | 3,026 | ||
| Jorge Colon Nazario | 11.6 | 1,189 | ||
| Total votes: 10,255 | |||
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Popular Democratic Party primary election
The Popular Democratic Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Luis Irizarry Pabón advanced from the Popular Democratic Party primary for Mayor of Ponce.
Project Dignity primary election
The Project Dignity primary election was canceled. Rafael González Pratts advanced from the Project Dignity primary for Mayor of Ponce.
Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election
The Puerto Rican Independence Party primary election was canceled. José Víctor Madera advanced from the Puerto Rican Independence Party primary for Mayor of Ponce.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Sifre in this election.
2020
See also: Puerto Rico House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 25
Domingo Torres García defeated incumbent Jacqueline Rodríguez Hernández, José Alberto Hernández Pagán, and Gerardo Cruz López in the general election for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 25 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Domingo Torres García (Popular Democratic Party) | 41.9 | 11,706 | |
| Jacqueline Rodríguez Hernández (New Progressive Party) | 37.3 | 10,420 | ||
| José Alberto Hernández Pagán (Project Dignity) | 10.3 | 2,883 | ||
| Gerardo Cruz López (Puerto Rican Independence Party) | 10.3 | 2,877 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 19 | ||
| Total votes: 27,905 | |||
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New Progressive Party primary election
The New Progressive Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jacqueline Rodríguez Hernández advanced from the New Progressive Party primary for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 25.
Popular Democratic Party primary election
Popular Democratic Party primary for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 25
Domingo Torres García defeated Marlese Sifre in the Popular Democratic Party primary for Puerto Rico House of Representatives District 25 on August 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Domingo Torres García | 52.0 | 2,793 | |
| Marlese Sifre | 48.0 | 2,583 | |
| Total votes: 5,376 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Marlese Sifre did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Marlese Sifre did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Luis Irizarry Pabón |
Mayor of Ponce 2025-Present |
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