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