Jesús Santos dies, deputy mayor and councilor of Alcorcón, at age 43: “He says goodbye leaving a mark in the city”

Other farewells

Several have been the political personalities that have transferred their condolences to their family. The mayor of Alcorcón, Candelaria Testahe has affirmed from his social networks that “one of ours has left.” He has highlighted his figure as “a brave alcorconero, a man in the neighborhood, a fighter.” “We lose a great politician, a great worker … for me, a friend. A good friend for so many people. What a vacuum you leave, Jesus will always be with us. Your strength and courage will continue with this team,” he said.

Also has shown its support To the family the general secretary of the PSOE-M and Minister for Digital Transformation and Public Function, Óscar López. “All my love to the Alcorcón Corporation and the family and friends of Jesús Santos. A strong hug at this time,” he has moved on his social networks.

The spokeswoman of more Madrid in the assembly, Manuela Bergerot, has claimed the late Jesus Santos as a “man of the people” who led to institutional policy “the will of the fight of the fight social struggles“

A neighbor of Alcorcón “of a lifetime”

Santos (1981), a neighbor of Alcorcón “lifelong”, was Ten years working for the municipality from municipal politics and trade unionism. Worker in leave of waste collection in the Esmasa public company, of which he was later president, was known for his union activism as a delegate of CGT during the strike in the municipal company in 2014.

In addition, before representing winning Alcorcón he was a candidate of IU-the green formation of which he went out for divergences and to add his support to the popular unity project with the was the third most voted force in 2015, obtaining five councilors and entering for the first time in the municipal corporation.

In 2019 he obtained five mayor, joining the PSOE -What was the most voted force-to add between the two necessary to reach the absolute majority, thus forming a coalition government.

In 2023, the then Lieutenant of Mayor and spokesman to win Alcorcón -who also worked at that time as coordinator of Podemos in the Community of Madrid, training that training that training that training that training that left in December of that year for “differences”-he announced again his candidacy for mayor.

After the elections he continued in both positions after PSOE, more Madrid and win Alcorcón reached a pre -agreement. This made, although the PP obtained more councilors, allowed them to govern as a tripartite to “transform” the city and continue with the “Progressive policies in the municipality“During another legislature.

“We join our forces to win the future. We are going to govern so that Alcorcón continues to be the pride of the south, “said Santos, who in September 2024 announced by letter his absence to combat cancer, claiming the continuity of the project of winning Alcorcón and explaining that he gave this fight with the best company.

In his last public communication he stated: “We did not choose the things that happen to us, but We can decide the values ​​with which we face them. With the love in whom I want, the hope in those who take care of me and the confidence in those who accompany me, faced this new stage. Yet.”