Jasmin Santana

Jasmin Santana

Jasmin Santana is a Cleveland City Council member representing Ward 14. The first Latina member,[1] she serves as majority leader.[2]

Early life and education

Santana was born in Cleveland at MetroHealth around 1979.[3][4] She graduated from Cleveland Metropolitan School District schools and Lincoln West High School.[5] Her mother is a native of Puerto Rico.[6] Santana has two teenage children.[7]

Santana developed a breast cancer outreach program at MetroHealth.[3]

Political career

In 2017, Santana was elected to Cleveland City Council in Ward 14.[8] She was named majority whip in 2021,[9] and was named majority leader in 2025.[10] She advocates for Spanish language access[8] and a more coordinated welcome for immigrants.[11][12] She advocated for CentroVilla25, a multi-stalled market that ends the food desert in the Clark-Fulton neighborhood.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Astolfi, Courtney (3 November 2021). "Three women among Cleveland City Council's five new members". Cleveland.com.
  2. ↑ "Leadership".
  3. 1 2 "This dynamic councilwoman is amplifying the voices and visions of Ward 14 residents". FreshWater Media, LLC.
  4. ↑ "Jasmin Santana elected as Cleveland's first Hispanic female council member". wkyc.com. 8 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "About Jasmin | Re-Elect Councilwoman Jasmin Santana".
  6. ↑ Glaser, Susan (3 May 2023). "Nonstop to Puerto Rico: New Frontier flight reconnects Cleveland and San Juan". Cleveland.com.
  7. ↑ "Boss Ladies of CLE: Cleveland City Councilwoman Jasmin Santana". wkyc.com. 31 March 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Meet the women serving on Cleveland City Council".
  9. ↑ Allard, Sam. "Jasmin Santana is Cleveland City Council's New Majority Whip". Cleveland Scene. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  10. ↑ Velazquez, Tanya; Johnston, Ryan (2025-10-15). "Jasmin Santana becomes first Latina majority leader in Cleveland". spectrumnews1.com. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
  11. ↑ Bingel, Julia; Nelson, Jim (2023-06-07). "Cleveland City Council member asks for help with new immigrants". WOIO 19 NEWS. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  12. ↑ Oprea, Mark. "'What's Coming Is a Tsunami': Cleveland Needs to Be More Prepared to Help Incoming Latin American Immigrants, Leaders Say". Cleveland Scene. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  13. ↑ "New Centrovilla25 Latino market would address food desert in Cleveland neighborhood". Ideastream Public Media. 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
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