Jon Santiago | |
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Massachusetts Secretary of Veterans' Services | |
Assumed office March 1, 2023 | |
Appointed by | Maura Healey |
Preceded by | Position established |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 9th Suffolk district | |
In office January 2, 2019 – March 1, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Byron Rushing |
Succeeded by | John Moran |
Personal details | |
Born | Jon Santiago April 1, 1982 Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, U.S.[1] |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of Texas at Austin (BA) University of Washington (MPH) Yale University (MD) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 2013–present |
Rank | Major |
Unit | United 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.