Efraín de Jesús

Puerto Rican politician

Efraín de Jesús

Member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from the 19th District
In office January 2, 2013 – January 1, 2017
Preceded by	Charlie Hernández
Succeeded by	Maricarmen Mas Rodríguez

Personal details
Political party	Popular Democratic Party (PPD)
Alma mater	University of Puerto Rico
Profession	Lawyer

Efraín de Jesús Rodríguez is a Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). He was elected to the Puerto Rico House of Representatives in 2012 to represent District 19. De Jesús worked as a commissioner for the Mayagüez Municipal police and as Director of contracts of the same municipality. At the island level, he chaired the Association of Municipal Commissioners. Before being elected, he served as Director of legal affairs for the Municipality of Mayagüez, a position he held for the last seven years. He has a Juris Doctor degree he has a master's and doctoral studies in literature and Hispanic studies.