Migdalia Padilla Alvelo

Migdalia Padilla Alvelo was born on January 18, 1948, in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico. She attended public elementary, middle, and high school in Barranquitas. A teacher by profession, she entered politics under the New Progressive Party (PNP) in 1999. In May 1999, she was sworn in as a Senator for the District of Bayamón, a position she has held for the past 24 years. Throughout her tenure as a Senator, she has chaired several significant committees, including the Committee on Banking, the Committee on Education, Treasury and Legislative Donations, and the Committee on Treasury and Legislative Donations. She was the first woman to chair the Committee on Treasury for three terms. Her legislative work has focused on the analysis of the Government of Puerto Rico's expense budgets, the authorship of the Early Retirement Law, and collaboration on projects related to the Internal Revenue Code and industrial incentives. Currently, she serves as President of the Committee on Treasury, Budget, and PROMESA of the Senate of Puerto Rico and chairs the Joint Special Committee on Legislative Funds for Community Impact.