Born in Juncos, she began her professional career working at the Municipality of Juncos as Secretary of the Municipal Assembly. In 1993, she was appointed by Dr. Pedro Rosselló as Commissioner of the Commission for Women's Affairs in the Office of the Governor. On March 26, 1996, she was sworn in as an At-Large Representative, becoming the first woman from Juncos to reach that position by obtaining the highest number of votes island-wide. In 1997, she received the “Jesús T. Piñeiro” award from the Municipality of Carolina and the Citizens' Action Committee. She served as Alternate Spokesperson for the New Progressive Party (PNP) delegation from 2005 to 2008. Throughout her legislative career, she has chaired several committees, including the Retirement System Commission, the Commission for Women's Affairs, the Veterans' Affairs Commission, and the Ethics Commission. In January 2017, she became the first woman to hold the position of Vice President of the House of Representatives.
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