Jon Santiago

Jon Santiago
Official portrait, 2023
Massachusetts Secretary of Veterans' Services
Assumed office
March 1, 2023
Appointed byMaura Healey
Preceded byPosition established
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 9th Suffolk district
In office
January 2, 2019 – March 1, 2023
Preceded byByron Rushing
Succeeded byJohn Moran
Personal details
Born
Jon Santiago

(1982-04-01) April 1, 1982 (age 42)
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, U.S.[1]
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Texas at Austin (BA)
University of Washington (MPH)
Yale University (MD)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service2013–present
RankMajor
UnitUnited States Army Reserve

Jon Santiago (born April 1, 1982) is an American physician and Democratic politician who served as the Massachusetts state representative for the 9th Suffolk district from 2019 to March 2023. He ran a campaign for mayor of Boston in 2021, but withdrew from the race before the primary election.

Santiago resigned from the legislature on March 1, 2023, after becoming Massachusetts' Secretary of the Executive Office of Veterans' Services.

  1. ^ "Meet Jon - Jon Santiago for State Rep". Jonsantiago.org. Retrieved March 2, 2019.