Nelson Torres Yordán

Nelson Torres Yordán
Mayor of Guayanilla
Assumed office
January 30, 2016
Preceded by Edgardo Arlequín Vélez
Member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from the 23rd District
In office
January 2, 2013  January 25, 2016
Preceded by Julissa Nolasco
Personal details
Born (1981-10-07) October 7, 1981
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Political party Popular Democratic Party (PPD)
Spouse(s) Lizandra Avilés Mendoza
Alma mater Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (B.A. and J.D.)
Profession Attorney

Nelson Torres Yordán (born October 7, 1981) is a Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). Was spokesman in the city legislature of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico. He was elected to the Puerto Rico House of Representatives in 2012 to represent District 23. Torres resigned to his seat in January 2016 to be sworn in as Mayor of Guayanilla.[1][2] Nelson Torres Yordán earned a Juris Doctor from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

References

  1. Quintero, Laura (January 25, 2016). "Renuncia a la legislatura para ser alcalde de Guayanilla". El Vocero. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  2. "Juramenta como nuevo alcalde Nelson Torres Yordán". NotiCel. January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
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