Wilda Diaz
Wilda Diaz | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Perth Amboy | |
| In office July 1, 2008 – December 31, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Vas |
| Succeeded by | Helmin Caba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 14, 1964 Perth Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Greg Diaz |
| Alma mater | Perth Amboy High School |
| Profession | Banker |
Wilda Diaz (born Wilda Soto; September 14, 1964) is an American former politician and Mayor of Perth Amboy, New Jersey. She was elected in May 2008, defeating incumbent Joseph Vas by a 58% to 42% margin. She was Perth Amboy's first female mayor and New Jersey's first Latina mayor. She served for 12 years from 2008 until 2020.
On November 6, 2012, Diaz was re-elected with 37 percent of the ballots cast in Perth Amboy, receiving 4,404 votes, surpassing top challenger Billy Delgado and second-tier candidates Frank Salado, Miguel Morales, Robert McCoy, and Sharon Hubberman, who had a combined 7,147-vote total. Delgado received 3,339 votes, Salado collected 1,678, Morales scored 1,277, McCoy got 618, and Hubberman earned 235. In 2020, she was defeated by Helmin Caba in the December 15th Mayoral Runoff election after serving for 12 years as mayor.