Background
Salas was born in Heredia on 2 January 1953.
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He moved to Tibás when he was thirteen and attended Liceo Mauro Fernández (Mauro Fernández High School). He studied law at the University of Costa Rica, becoming a licentiate.
Career
He was mayor of Tibás between 2007 and 2011. Salas is married with two children. In 1985, he joined the National Liberation Party (PLN for its Spanish initials).
Following a series of corruption scandals in the PLN, Salas joined the exodus from the party.
He served as a cantonal and provincial delegate as well as a legal adviser to the Tibás municipality"s Public Affairs Committee fraction. He was later elected register in February 2006.
He was elected president of the City Council in May 2006. In December 2007, he became mayor of Tibáson
Among his goals as mayor, Salas wanted to modernize the city with infrastructure improvements.
Politics
Both Salas and Corrales would later leave the PLN, with Salas joining the Citizens" Action Party (Public Affairs Committee for its Spanish initials) and Corrales joining the socialist New Motherland Party.
Membership
As a member of the PLN, Salas supported José Miguel Corrales Bolaños during the 1998 presidential election. Salas became a member of the Public Affairs Committee.
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Political Party
Citizens" Action Party