Jorge O. Elorza (born November 24, 1976)[1] is an American law professor who served as the mayor of Providence, Rhode Island from 2015 until 2023.

[6][7] He worked as an auditor for PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York, and then attended Harvard Law School, where he graduated with a Juris Doctor.

[12] On September 12, 2018, Elorza won renomination to the Mayor's office over challengers Kobi Dennis and Robert DeRobbio.

[12] In September 2016, after 13 months of lawsuits, arbitration, and sometimes nasty public exchanges, Elorza and the president of the union finally came to an agreement.

[17] The initiative was established to "protect and serve every resident of the city" without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, political affiliation, religion or disability.

[17] While the mayor vowed to protect undocumented immigrants from attempts at unfair deportation by the Trump administration,[17] he said he has no plans to establish Providence as a "sanctuary city.

[21] Elorza leads a quarterly bicycle ride through Providence called "Bike the Night" to highlight the city's cycling infrastructure.

[22] Despite the system being popular enough to expand in April 2019,[23] in summer 2019 a new model of bike was introduced with a less secure lock and the price of a ride increased 450%.

[27] Included in the plan are public rest rooms, walkways, riverfront improvements, green landscaping, a cafe, and performance space.

[27] In July 2020, in response to the Black Lives Matter protests following the murder of George Floyd, Mayor Elorza signed an executive order meant to start a city truth commission, intending to atone for Providence's role in Black slavery, institutional racism, and the mistreatment of Native Americans.

[30][31] In August 2022, after receiving the commission's report and recommendations, Mayor Elorza proposed a $10 million reparations spending plan for the city.