José Aponte Dalmau

José Carlos Aponte Dalmau (born March 2, 1965) is a Puerto Rican politician and current mayor of Carolina, Puerto Rico.

Aponte is the son of longtime mayor of Carolina, José Aponte de la Torre and Carmen Idalia "Daly" Dalmau. He completed his fourth year of high school at Luz América Calderon in Carolina, and subsequently studied secondary education in Civil Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico. When his father died in May 5, 2007, José Carlos announced his availability to continue his father's work. He was sworn in May 10, 2007. He was officially elected at the 2008 general elections.