In 1975, Santini became a member of the United States Marines Air Cadets Corps.
12 Facts About Jorge Santini
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On September 18,2002, President George W Bush appointed Mayor Santini to serve on the National Infrastructure Advisory Council.
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Jorge Santini presided the Attorney Association of the Faculty of Law at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law.
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Jorge Santini began his public service in 1993, during Pedro Rossello's gubernatorial term, Santini was appointed as his aide in the areas of Health, Social Welfare, and Hiring, as well as serving as the Governor's Legal Aide.
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In 1996, Jorge Santini decided to start a political career under the New Progressive Party.
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Jorge Santini was elected to the Senate of Puerto Rico at the 1996 general elections representing the District of San Juan.
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Jorge Santini entered the race for Mayor of San Juan in 1999 and challenged Senate President Charlie Rodriguez in a PNP primary.
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Rodriguez had been the choice of the party leadership, but Jorge Santini prevailed in the primary.
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Jorge Santini went on to defeat Popular Democratic Party candidate Eduardo Bhatia in the 2000 elections and sought reelection in 2004 defeating Bhatia for a second time.
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In 2007, Jorge Santini was elected for a third term as Mayor of San Juan but was defeated in the 2012 San Juan mayoral election and left office on January 14,2013.
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The municipal debt at the end of Jorge Santini's tenure had reached $18 million.
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In 2017 Jorge Santini created Soto and Jorge Santini LLC a advisory group providing professional services for the Senate of Puerto Rico and various government agencies.