Rosamar Trujillo Plumey | |
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Member of the Puerto Rico Senate from the Humacao district | |
Assumed office January 2, 2021 Servingwith Wanda Soto Tolentino | |
Personal details | |
Born | Arecibo, Puerto Rico | November 21, 1968
Political party | Popular Democratic Party |
Alma mater | University of Puerto Rico at Humacao (BSS) Interamerican University of Puerto Rico (MSW) |
Rosamar Trujillo Plumey (born November 21, 1968) is a Puerto Rican social worker and politician serving as a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico for district VII.
Rosamar Trujillo Plumey was born on November 21, 1968, in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. [1] She is the daughter of former mayor of Humacao Marcelo Trujillo Panisse and Rosa Elena Plumey. [1] Her family moved to Humacao, Puerto Rico in 1978. [1] Her father later served as mayor and her mother was an elementary school teacher. [1] Trujillo has three older brothers. [1] She earned a B.A. in social work from the University of Puerto Rico at Humacao. [1] She completed a master of social work in supervision and program administration at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico. [1]
Trujillo worked as a social worker at Ryder Memorial Hospital in Humacao. [1] In 1994, she joined the Humacao administration of juvenile institutions and detention center. [1] In 2001, she joined the Puerto Rico Department of Family Affairs where she worked as a supervisory social worker, special advisor to the secretary, and director of federal Title IV-E funds. [1] Trujillo participated in her father's mayoral campaigns from the time she was in high school until his last campaign in 2016. [1] A member of the Popular Democratic Party, she launched her senatorial campaign in 2020 and was sworn on January 3, 2021. [1] She has not ruled out running in the Humacao 2024 mayoral election. [2] [3]
Trujillo has one son. [1]
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