Luis Javier "Javy" Hernández Ortiz, is the former mayor of Villalba, Puerto Rico. He held office from 2013 to 2025.The Hon. Luis Javier Hernández Ortiz He is one of the youngest mayors of Puerto Rico.Luis Javier Hernández Ortiz 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.
Career Mayor of Villalba Luis Javier Hernández became the mayor of Villalba on January 14, 2013, after the resignation of the elected mayor Waldemar Rivera Torres. He was re-elected in the 2016 and 2020 municipal elections. As mayor, Hernández focused on job creation, education, and social justice. He was instrumental in energizing the Toro Negro I Hydroelectric Plant after Hurricane Maria, bringing electricity to his town in a record time of two months.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Hernández implemented a tracking program that was later adopted by the Puerto Rico Department of Health statewide. He also introduced "Programa Futuro," an educational initiative to enhance students' academic performance and provide skills for the 21st century. Under his leadership, Villalba became a hub for higher education, with the establishment of institutions like E.D.P. University and Education for Inclusion Academy, a specialized school for students with special needs.
Personal life Luis Javier Hernández is married to Glendaliz Soto Vega, with whom he has two daughters, Victoria and Isabel. On November 16, 2019, his wife died due to Leukemia.
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