Carlos López Rivera

Carlos Alberto López Rivera (September 14, 1958 – October 17, 2025) was a Puerto Rican politician who was the mayor of Dorado. López was affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) and served as mayor from 1987 until his death from liver cancer in 2025. López was first sworn in as mayor of Dorado on August 3, 1987 succeeding Alfonso López Chaar. He was then officially elected at the 1988 general elections. He was reelected in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, and 2024. He was one of four siblings and studied locally at the Jacinto López Martínez elementary. Between 1976-1978, López worked a part-time shift as payment official for the Autoridad de Tierras. Two years later, he began working as accountant aide for the same entity. In 1982, he began working in the accountancy department of the municipality of Dorado, becoming Municipal Accountant. His administration also built several monuments and approached a public-private collaboration to build the Dorado del Mar Hotel.

Personal life López was married Estilia Román Dávila and had two sons.