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Melinda Romero

Melinda Romero
Member of the Puerto Rico Senate
from the At-large district
In office
June 15, 2009 – January 1, 2013
Preceded by Jorge de Castro Font
Member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives for District 1
In office
1997–2004
Governor Pedro Rosselló
Preceded by Benjamín Vélez
Succeeded by José López Muñoz
Personal details
Born (1971-10-08) October 8, 1971 (age 46)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Political party New Progressive Party
Children Kathleen Nicole (b. 1998)
Christopher Alexander (b. 2000)
Profession Journalist, fmr Senator

Melinda Kathleen Romero Donnelly (born October 8, 1971) is a Puerto Rican politician, and former Senator and Representative for the New Progressive Party (PNP). She is the youngest daughter of former Governor of Puerto Rico Carlos Romero Barceló and Kate Donnelly. During a break from her political career, Romero worked as a journalist for the Caribbean Business newspaper.

Melinda Romero was born on October 8, 1971 to then-mayor of San Juan and future Governor of Puerto Rico, Carlos Romero Barceló, and Kate Donnelly. Her great-grandfather is Antonio R. Barceló, first President of the Senate of Puerto Rico. She is the youngest of four siblings.

In 1993, Melinda Romero was selected Vice-president of the Youth Organization of the New Progressive Party (PNP) in San Juan.

In 1995, Melinda Romero ran for Representative and won the primary for District 1. She was elected in the 1996 general elections with a 53.8% of the votes. After being sworn in, she took over the Commission of Youth Affairs and Public Safety, San Juan Development, and Legislative Internships.

While serving as a representative, Romero also ran for President of the PNP Youth Organization in 1998, being the first legislator to occupy that position. For the 2000 general elections, she presented her candidacy for Representative At-Large and ended up being the representative with most votes among her fellow PNP candidates, and the second one with most votes among all candidates.


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