Background
She is the youngest daughter of former Governor of Puerto Rico Carlos Romero Barceló and Kate Donnelly. Melinda Romero was born on October 8, 1971 to then-mayor of San Juan, Carlos Romero Barceló, and Kate Donnelly.
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Career
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.
Representative
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.
Foreign 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. In 2003, she decided not to seek reelection due to several health problems.
Senator
In 2008, Romero sought the vacancy left by Jorge de Castro Font in the Senate of Puerto Rico.
After an internal process, she was chosen. Romero Donnelly was sworn in on June 15, 2009 in a ceremony in the Rotunda of the Capitol of Puerto Rico.
Achievements
Politics
She received the support of several leaders of the party, namely Representative Albita Rivera, and Mayor of Toa Baja and Vice-president of the Mayors Federation, Aníbal Vega Borges.
