Swanny Vargas Laureano

Swanny Enit Vargas Laureano was born on November 22, 1995, in Arecibo, and was raised in Barceloneta. She developed an interest in public service from a young age, inspired by the community service model provided by her mother. She served as a committee assistant for the Commission on Women's Affairs and the Commission on Education and Cultural Development between 2015 and 2017. Following this, she worked as an insurance adjuster, addressing crises resulting from hurricanes Irma and María, as well as several earthquakes, between 2017 and 2021. In 2021, she returned to the House of Representatives as a special assistant to the first vice president of the 19th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico. Her political trajectory began at age 19 with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) youth wing, eventually serving as vice president for the Arecibo District, later becoming vice president of the national organization, and then president of the youth wing at age 27. She was elected as an At-Large Representative for the Popular Democratic Party in the general election of November 2024 and assumed her seat in the 20th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico in January 2025.