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Female Politicians in Puerto Rico

Luisa I. Acevedo — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.   Ivonne Alvarez — of Bayamón, Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.   Mrs. Esta Amaral — Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1952. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Ana Angelet — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.   Haydeé Antonsanti — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1944, 1948. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Adelia Aponte=Parsi — of Arecibo, Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.   Celita Arroyo=de=Roques — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2000, 2004, 2008; member of Democratic National Committee from Puerto Rico, 2004-08. Female. Still living as of 2008.   Mrs. Jorge Bird — Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1960. Female. Still living as of 1960.   Luisette Cabañas=Colon — of Guaynabo, Guaynabo Municipio, Puerto Rico; San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2004, 2008; Puerto Rico Democratic Party vice-chair, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.   Sila María Calderón (b. 1942) — also known as Sila M. Calderón — Born in San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico, September 23, 1942. Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1996-2000; Governor of Puerto Rico, 2001-05. Female. Puerto Rican ancestry. Still living as of 2014.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   Maria E. Campos — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1940, 1944 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1948. Female. Puerto Rican ancestry. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Isabel Canas — of Arecibo, Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.   Maria Casanova=de=Hernandez — of Alturas de Torrimar, Guaynabo, Guaynabo Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.   Carmen Consuelo Cerezo (b. 1940) — Born in San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico, 1940. U.S. District Judge for Puerto Rico, 1980-. Female. Puerto Rican ancestry. Still living as of 2017.   See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges   Aurora Mendez Charneco — of San Sebastián, San Sebastián Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.   Nora Chavez — of Washington, D.C. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1944. Female. Puerto Rican ancestry. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Carmen M. Colon — of French Plaza, San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.   Ada Conde — of Santurce, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.   Sandra Correa — of Rio Piedras, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.   Veronica Cortés — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.   Sylvia Corujo — of Caguas, Caguas Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.   Sara G. de Gonzalez — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.   Aida M. Delgado-Colon (b. 1955) — Born in Lares, Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico, 1955. U.S. District Judge for Puerto Rico, 2006-. Female. Still living as of 2017.   See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges   Marta R. de Riera — of Santurce, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1956. Female. Still living as of 1956.   Alice Disbrow — of Washington, D.C. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1940. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Eliza B. K. Dooley — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1940. Female. Burial location unknown.   Martha Draughn — of Caguas, Caguas Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1932. Female. Burial location unknown.   Mrs. Zora Durham — of Condado, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1952. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Katherine Erazo — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.   Gloria Escudero — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.   Mrs. V. Gutierrez Franqui — Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1960. Female. Still living as of 1960.   Nydia Estrada Galarza — of Ensenada, Guánica Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.   Enid M. Gallivan — of Caparra Hills, Guaynabo, Guaynabo Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.   Enid M. Gavilán — of Guaynabo, Guaynabo Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Member, Rules Committee, Democratic National Convention, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.   Jenniffer Gonzalez — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.   María Teresa González — of Aguadilla, Aguadilla Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.   Velda Gonzalez — of Cayey, Cayey Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.   Nelly Gutierrez — of Yauco, Yauco Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.   Rachel B. Hamilton — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1924. Female. Burial location unknown.   Alicia Hansen (b. 1952) — also known as Chucky Hansen — of Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands. Born in San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico, December 6, 1952. Member of Virgin Islands legislature from St. Croix, 1987-96, 1999-2002; Independent candidate for Governor of U.S. Virgin Islands, 2002. Female. African ancestry. Still living as of 2002.   Isabel Locke Horton — also known as Mrs. B. J. Horton — of Mayagüez, Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico; Washington, D.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1924 (alternate), 1928 (alternate), 1940. Female. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married to Benjamin Jason Horton.   Mrs. Harrison Johnson — of Caguas, Caguas Municipio, Puerto Rico. Republican. Member of Republican National Committee from Puerto Rico, 1924. Female. Burial location unknown.   Mrs. Walter McK. Jones — of Villalba, Villalba Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1940, 1944 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1948. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Gilda Julia — of Santurce, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1968. Female. Still living as of 1968.   Kathy Kierce — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.   Cecilia La Luz — of Santurce, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.   Edmonia Martin — Democrat. Member of Democratic National Committee from Puerto Rico, 1920. Female. Burial location unknown.   Idalih Martin — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1948. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Yanira Martinez — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.   Victoria Melo=Muñoz — Candidate for Governor of Puerto Rico, 1992. Female. Still living as of 1992.   Relatives: Daughter of José Luis Alberto Muñoz=Marin; granddaughter of Luis Muñoz=Rivera.   Political family: Munoz family.   Olga A. Mendez — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Mayagüez, Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1988 (speaker); member of New York state senate, 1993; defeated (Republican), 2004. Female. Puerto Rican ancestry. Member, American Civil Liberties Union. Still living as of 2004.   Sarah A. Mendez — of Santurce, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1940; member of Democratic National Committee from Puerto Rico, 1940. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Judith Mendez-Pagan — of Ponce, Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.   Mercedes Mercado — of Ponce, Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1944, 1948. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Mrs. R. Martinez Nadal — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Republican. Member of Republican National Committee from Puerto Rico, 1940. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Margarita Nolasco — of Coamo, Coamo Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.   Liza M. Ortíz-Camacho — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2004; member, Platform Committee, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.   Antonia Pantoja (1922-2002) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico, September 13, 1922. Democrat. School teacher; welder; social worker; founder, in 1961, of ASPIRA, a non-profit organization which promotes education and community for Puerto Rican and other Latino youth; delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967; received the Medal of Freedom, 1996; inducted into the Hunter College Hall of Fame. Female. Puerto Rican ancestry. Lesbian. Died, of cancer, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 24, 2002 (age 79 years, 253 days). Burial location unknown.   See also Wikipedia article   Dolores M. Pineiro — of Santurce, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1960 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Female. Still living as of 1960.   Mrs. Emilio Piñero — Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1960. Female. Still living as of 1960.   Mary Pons — Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1952. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Mary W. Ramirez — of Mayagüez, Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1928, 1932. Female. Burial location unknown.   Rosalina Ramos — of Boqueron, Cabo Rojo Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.   Ruth Reyes Ramos — of Patillas, Patillas Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.   Mrs. Providencia Ramos=de=Villamil — of Santa Teresita, Santurce, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1948 (alternate), 1952. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Marie H. Reinhold — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Member, Credentials Committee, Democratic National Convention, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.   Mrs. Marta Riera — of Santurce, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1952. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Felisa Rincon=de=Gautier — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1960. Female. Still living as of 1960.   Andrea A. Ríos-Rodríguez — of Humacao, Humacao Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.   Marie O. Rivera — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.   Olga Rivera — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.   Melba Rivera-Delgado — of Canóvanas, Canóvanas Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.   Suzette Rivera-MacMurray — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.   Mayra Rodriguez — of Puerta de Tierra, Old San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.   Rosana Roig — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.   Melinda K. Romero — also known as Melinda Romero — of Condado, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico; San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1996, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.   Marta Robert Romeu — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1932. Female. Burial location unknown.   Sara Rosario — of Puerto Rico. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.   Maria Eugenia Soto — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.   Mrs. Chester Spaulding — of Ponce, Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1940, 1944 (alternate). Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Zoila Toledo — of Hatillo, Hatillo Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.   Patricia Toppel — of Hato Rey, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1964. Female. Still living as of 1964.   Julia Torres — of Mayagüez, Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.   Gloria Tristani — of New Mexico. Born in San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Lawyer; member, Federal Communications Commission, 1997-2001; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Mexico, 2002. Female. Puerto Rican ancestry. Still living as of 2005.   Relatives: Granddaughter of Dionicio Chavez.   Melisa Valderas — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.   Rosa M. Valdés — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico; Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1948. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married to Julio Herpers Valdés.   Mrs. F. W. Vaughan — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1928. Female. Burial location unknown.   Wanda Vázquez=Garced (b. 1960) — Born in Santurce, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico, July 9, 1960. Governor of Puerto Rico, 2019-. Female. Still living as of 2019.   Relatives: Married to Jorge Diaz=Reverón.   See also Wikipedia article   Nydia Margarita Velázquez (b. 1953) — also known as Nydia M. Velázquez — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Yabucoa, Yabucoa Municipio, Puerto Rico, March 28, 1953. Democrat. Special assistant to U.S. Representative Edolphus Towns, 1983; U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1993-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 (speaker). Female. Catholic. Puerto Rican ancestry. Still living as of 2014.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier   Ana Irma Vila — of Baldrich, Hato Rey, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.   Jean Springstead Whittemore — also known as Jean S. Whittemore — of Mayagüez, Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico; San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1924, 1928 (member, Credentials Committee), 1932, 1960 (alternate); U.S. Collector of Customs, 1941-51. Female. Burial location unknown.

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