Wanda Soto Tolentino | |
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Member of the Puerto Rico Senate from the Humacao district | |
Assumed office January 2, 2021 | |
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.
Life
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]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Senado de Puerto Rico". senado.pr.gov. Retrieved 2023-06-10. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ "Senadora Wandy Soto recorre municipios de su distrito". Editorial Semana (in Spanish). 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2023-06-10.