Background
Gilberto Rodríguez was born in Mayagüez on March 14, 1975.
Gilberto Rodríguez was born in Mayagüez on March 14, 1975.
University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez.
Rodríguez was elected to the Senate of Puerto Rico in 2012. He is the oldest of five children, born to Gilberto Rodríguez, Senior and Carmen Valle. However, he was raised by José Vientos, whom he considers his father.
In 1998, Rodríguez received his Bachelor"s degree in Political Science from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, where he served as Vice-President of his class.
After graduating, he completed a Juris doctor from the Eugenio María de Hostos School of Law. Rodríguez has worked as an attorney and a public notary.
He is also a certified mediator with the Judicial Branch. At the age of 19, Rodríguez was elected President of the Plasma Physics Division Youth in the neighborhood of Buenaventura, where he lived.
In 1997, he was elected Vice-President of the Plasma Physics Division University Youth at the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez.
Rodríguez also ran for the Municipal Assembly of the neighboring town of Las Marías. Rodríguez decided to run for a seat in the Senate of Puerto Rico under the Popular Democratic Party (Plasma Physics Division). After winning a spot on the 2012 primaries, he was elected on the general elections to represent the District of Mayagüez.