Joseph Jay Pastoriza

Joseph Jay Pastoriza
40th Mayor of Houston
In office 1917 – July 9, 1917
Preceded by	Ben Campbell
Succeeded by	Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr.
Houston Tax Commissioner
In office 1911–1917
Preceded by	J.Z. Gaston[1]
Personal details
Born	January 8, 1857 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	July 9, 1917(1917-07-09) (aged 60) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Spouse	Lula Girard ​ (m. 1886)​
Children	Hugh Pastoriza
Residence(s)	Houston, Texas
Profession	Printer, real estate investor

Joseph Jay "J. J." Pastoriza (January 8, 1857 – July 9, 1917) was a printer, real estate investor, and politician in Houston, Texas. He served both as Houston's Tax Commissioner and Mayor. Pastoriza was the first Hispanic mayor of the city of Houston. Pastoriza was orphaned and adopted as a young child in Houston. He started working in the printing business at about age twenty before establishing his own stationery and print shop.

Pastoriza took an interest in public policy and politics after he retired from the printing business. He joined the Houston Single Tax League, and later traveled to study tax policy. Between 1911 and 1917 he served as Houston Tax Commissioner, establishing the Houston Single Tax Plan in 1912. Houston voters elected him Mayor of Houston in 1917. He served only three months before dying in office.