María L. Ramos Rivera
Encyclopedia
Maria de Lourdes Ramos Rivera is a Puerto Rican
politician who currently serves in the Puerto Rican House of Representatives, elected at-large
.
Ramos was born in Juncos, Puerto Rico
on August 6. She graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, and began her career as Secretary of the Juncos Municipal Assembly. In 1991, she was appointed as member of the Women's Affair Commission by then Governor Pedro Rosselló
.
In 1995, she successfully ran for the New Progressive Party
candidacy to a position of At-Large
Representative. Due to the resignation of then Representative Jorge L. Navarro Alicea, she filled his open seat in the Puerto Rican House of Representatives on March 26, 1996.
In the 1996 general elections, she was the representative who received the most votes of all 11 winning candidates. In the 2000 General Elections, she was narrowly defeated for re-election, returning to the House in the 2004 and re-elected in 2008. In 2005, she was selected by the New Progressive Caucus to be Majority Whip.
Ramos currently chairs the House Retirement Systems Committee and belongs to the House Government, Municipal Affairs, Consumer Affairs, and Education and Cooperativism Committees.
Puerto Rican people
A Puerto Rican is a person who was born in Puerto Rico.Puerto Ricans born and raised in the continental United States are also sometimes referred to as Puerto Ricans, although they were not born in Puerto Rico...
politician who currently serves in the Puerto Rican House of Representatives, elected at-large
At-Large
At-large is a designation for representative members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent the whole membership of the body , rather than a subset of that membership...
.
Ramos was born in Juncos, Puerto Rico
Juncos, Puerto Rico
Juncos is one of the 78 municipalities of Puerto Rico located in the eastern central region of the island, south of Canóvanas and Carolina; southeast of Gurabo; east of San Lorenzo; and west of Las Piedras. Juncos is spread over 9 wards and Juncos Pueblo...
on August 6. She graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, and began her career as Secretary of the Juncos Municipal Assembly. In 1991, she was appointed as member of the Women's Affair Commission by then Governor Pedro Rosselló
Pedro Rosselló
Pedro Juan Rosselló González, M.D., , is a Puerto Rican physician and politician who served as the sixth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001...
.
In 1995, she successfully ran for the New Progressive Party
New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico
The New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that advocates for Puerto Rico's admission to the United States of America as the 51st state...
candidacy to a position of At-Large
At-Large
At-large is a designation for representative members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent the whole membership of the body , rather than a subset of that membership...
Representative. Due to the resignation of then Representative Jorge L. Navarro Alicea, she filled his open seat in the Puerto Rican House of Representatives on March 26, 1996.
In the 1996 general elections, she was the representative who received the most votes of all 11 winning candidates. In the 2000 General Elections, she was narrowly defeated for re-election, returning to the House in the 2004 and re-elected in 2008. In 2005, she was selected by the New Progressive Caucus to be Majority Whip.
Ramos currently chairs the House Retirement Systems Committee and belongs to the House Government, Municipal Affairs, Consumer Affairs, and Education and Cooperativism Committees.