María Meléndez Altieri
María Meléndez Altieri (also known as Mayita) was a member of the U.S. House shadow delegates, Puerto Rico, representing Puerto Rico. She assumed office on July 1, 2021. She left office in 2023.
Meléndez Altieri ran in a special election to the U.S. House shadow delegates, Puerto Rico to represent Puerto Rico. She won in the special general election on May 16, 2021.
Meléndez Altieri was a member of the Democratic National Committee from Puerto Rico for the 2016-2020 cycle.[1]
Meléndez Altieri left office in 2023 for health reasons.[2]
Biography
María Meléndez Altieri was born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras in 1973. She also received a Doctor of Dental Medicine from the University of Puerto Rico in 1977. Her career experience includes working as a dental surgeon from 1977 to 2008.[3]
Elections
2021
See also: United States Shadow House of Representatives special elections in Puerto Rico, 2021
General election
Special general election for U.S. Shadow Representative Puerto Rico (4 seats)
The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. Shadow Representative Puerto Rico on May 16, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Elizabeth Torres Rodriguez (Nonpartisan) | 19.8 | 63,520 |
| ✔ | Ricardo Rosselló (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 16.8 | 53,823 | |
| ✔ |  | Roberto Lefranc Fortuño (Nonpartisan) | 14.9 | 47,853 |
| ✔ |  | María Meléndez Altieri (Nonpartisan) | 13.2 | 42,263 |
 | Adriel Velez Torres (Nonpartisan) | 9.8 | 31,591 | |
 | Jorge Rodriguez Feliciano (Nonpartisan) | 9.7 | 31,213 | |
 | Ricardo Marrero Passapera (Nonpartisan) | 9.6 | 30,783 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 6.2 | 19,928 | ||
| Total votes: 320,974 | |||
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2020
See also: Mayoral election in Ponce, Puerto Rico (2020)
General election
General election for Mayor of Ponce
Luis Irizarry Pabón defeated incumbent María Meléndez Altieri, Ramón Rodríguez Ramos, and José Víctor Madera in the general election for Mayor of Ponce on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Luis Irizarry Pabón (Popular Democratic Party) | 61.6 | 30,117 | |
| María Meléndez Altieri (New Progressive Party) | 26.8 | 13,099 | |
| Ramón Rodríguez Ramos (Citizen Victory Movement) | 6.2 | 3,053 | ||
| José Víctor Madera (Puerto Rican Independence Party) | 5.1 | 2,488 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 97 | ||
| Total votes: 48,854 | |||
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New Progressive Party primary election
New Progressive Party primary for Mayor of Ponce
Incumbent María Meléndez Altieri defeated Edgar Del Toro Segarra in the New Progressive Party primary for Mayor of Ponce on August 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | María Meléndez Altieri | 69.6 | 6,832 |
| Edgar Del Toro Segarra | 30.4 | 2,979 | ||
| Total votes: 9,811 | |||
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Popular Democratic Party primary election
Popular Democratic Party primary for Mayor of Ponce
Luis Irizarry Pabón defeated Rafael Zayas Colón in the Popular Democratic Party primary for Mayor of Ponce on August 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Luis Irizarry Pabón | 64.8 | 6,239 | |
| Rafael Zayas Colón | 35.2 | 3,382 | ||
| Total votes: 9,621 | |||
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Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
María Meléndez Altieri did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Notable endorsements
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See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
