Wanda Soto Tolentino | |
|---|---|
 Soto in 2021 | |
| Member of the Puerto Rico Senate from the Humacao district | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2021 Servingwith Rosamar Trujillo Plumey | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wanda M. Soto Tolentino June 4 Humacao, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | New Progressive Party |
| Alma mater | University of Puerto Rico at Humacao (BBA) |
Wanda Milagros Soto Tolentino (born June 4) is a Puerto Rican politician serving as a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico for district VII.
Soto was born June 4 in Humacao, Puerto Rico to Juan A. Soto Díaz and Sonia Tolentino Torres. [1] She completed elementary and high school in Las Piedras, Puerto Rico. [1] She earned a B.A. in business administration with a concentration in management and human resources from the University of Puerto Rico at Humacao. [1]
In 2002, she was director and accountant of the Las Piedras center for the aged. [1] A musician, she recorded a record, "Con eterno Amor" in 2004. [1] Her second recording, "Trayectoria" was released alongside her first book, Lágrimas detrás del Púlpito. [1] In 2011, she was director of the legislative office of senator Itzamar Peña Ramírez. [1] For seven years, she directed the division of rural operations of a bank. [1]
In the general election on November 3, 2020, Soto, a member of the New Progressive Party, was elected senator for district VII. She assumed the office on January 2, 2021. [1] Her district was among those damaged by Hurricane Fiona in 2022. [2]
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