57-year-old Domingo Contreras (PLD) was secretary general of the National District city government for two terms when Roberto Salcedo (PLD) was mayor. He ran for Mayor on the 2020 ticket, losing to incumbent Carolina Mejia (PRM), who he again faces in the 18 February 2024 municipal election.
Contreras has been campaigning to solve key problems in the capital city, including the city’s drainage and recycling of plastic garbage and traffic jams.
Domingo Contreras is a biologist (UASD), environmental expert (City College of New York), lawyer (Universidad del Caribe) and politician.
He is now running for mayor on the coalition Rescate RD that unites the Dominican Liberation Party and the Fuerza del Pueblo for a selection of municipal candidacies.
His contender, Carolina Mejia is a graduate economist whose campaign focuses on her bubbly personality and successes in garbage collection and small neighborhood park constructions.
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31 January 2024