Joel Sánchez (politician)
 | The topic of this article may not meet Wikitia's general notability guideline. |
Joel Sánchez | |
|---|---|
| Add a Photo Sánchez in 2023 | |
| Born | Joel Humberto Sánchez Maldonado 55–56 Cojutepeque, Cuscatlán, El Salvador |
| Nationality | Salvadoran American |
| Alma mater | Keiser University Stanford Graduate School of Business |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Political party | ARENA (since 2023) |
Joel Humberto Sánchez Maldonado is a Salvadoran businessman and politician. Sánchez is currently the presidential candidate for ARENA for the 2024 Salvadoran general election.[1]
Early life
Sánchez immigrated to the United States at the age of 19.[1]
Political career
2024 presidential election
On 15 June 2023, the Citizen Resistance civil movement proposed Sánchez as a potential presidential candidate.[2]
On 9 July 2023, ARENA officially announced that Sánchez would be the party's presidential candidate.[3]
Political positions
Sánchez generally supports the current Salvadoran gang crackdown in El Salvador, saying that “what is well done must be kept” but believes more reforms are needed in order to guarantee human rights.[4]
On 25 July 2023, Sánchez stated that he would renounce his presidential candidacy if it was "the decision of our country and our population" in order for find a more "suitable" candidate.[5]
Personal life
Sánchez founded his own cleaning company, Premier Cleaning Services, which is based in the Dallas-Forth Worth area and operates in the United States, Mexico, and El Salvador.[6]
He is proficient in English.[7]
He has one son, born and living in Dallas, Texas.[8]
Sánchez’s wife is of Mexican descent, and if Sánchez is elected president, she will be “the first First Lady of El Salvador of Mexican descent.”[9]
Electoral history
| Year | Office | Type | Party | Main opponent | Party | Votes for Sánchez | Result | Swing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | % | P. | ±% | |||||||||||
| 2024 | President of El Salvador | ARENA | To be determined | N/A | TBD | |||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guzmán, Jessica (9 July 2023). "ARENA presenta su fórmula presidencial con el empresario Joel Sánchez e Hilcia Bonilla" (in Spanish). El Mundo (El Salvador). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Crespín, Verónica (15 June 2023). "Movimiento Resistencia Ciudadana Propone a Salvadoreño Residente en EEUU como Candidato Presidencial" [Citizen Resistance Movement Proposes a Salvadoran Resident in the USA as a Presidential Candidate]. El Mundo (in español). Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ↑ Sandoval, Williams (9 July 2023). "ARENA Presentó su Fórmula Presidencial para las Elecciones de 2024" [ARENA Presented its Presidential Formula for the 2024 Elections]. La Prensa Gráfica (in español). Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ↑ Villarroel, Gabriela (24 July 2023). ""Lo que está bien hecho se mantiene", dice candidato de ARENA sobre la seguridad en El Salvador" [”What Is Well Done Must Be Kept,” Says ARENA Candidate About Public Security in El Salvador]. La Prensa Gráfica (in español). Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ↑ Molina, Guillermo (25 July 2023). "Joel Sánchez Acepta que ARENA ya no es Tan Grande como Parece y no Descarta Renunciar a su Candidatura" [Joel Sánchez Accepts that ARENA no Longer is as Big as It Appears and does not Disregard Renouncing His Candidacy]. La Noticia SV (in español). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ↑ "Joel Sánchez". LinkedIn. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ↑ "Interviewing Joel Sanchez candidate for President in El Salvador". YouTube. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ↑ "Interviewing Joel Sanchez candidate for President in El Salvador". YouTube. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ↑ Ortiz, Enrique (18 August 2023). ""De llegar a la presidencia tendríamos la primera, primera dama mexicana en El Salvador", candidato presidencial de ARENA" [‘If Elected, We Will Have the First Mexican First Lady of El Salvador’, says ARENA Presidential Candidate] (in Spanish). El Blog. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
External links
This article "Joel Sánchez (politician)" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical. Articles taken from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be accessed on Wikipedia's Draft Namespace.