Jacqueline Rodríguez Hernández
Jacqueline Rodríguez Hernández | |
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Member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from the 25rd District | |
In office January 2, 2017 – January 2, 2021 | |
Succeeded by | Domingo Torres García |
Personal details | |
Born | Ponce, Puerto Rico | April 10, 1971
Political party | New Progressive Party (PNP) |
Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (BBA) |
Jacqueline Rodríguez Hernández (born April 10, 1971) is a Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the New Progressive Party (PNP). She was a member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from 2017 until 2021, representing District 25.[1]
Early years and studies
[edit]Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, she grew up with her parents, Jorge "Piñita" Rodríguez and Josefa Hernández, and six brothers. She obtained her high school diploma from the Adolfo Grana Rivera High School in Peñuelas, Puerto Rico. She holds a bachelor's degree in commercial administration with a concentration in office administration from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico in Ponce, Puerto Rico.
Career
[edit]Rodríguez Hernández was the regional director of housing and federal affairs. Later, she was assistant to the resident commissioner, Hon. Pedro Pierluisi and deputy director of the Office of Citizen Services of the municipality of Ponce.
Puerto Rico House of Representatives
[edit]She was elected to the Puerto Rico House of Representatives for the 25rd District on the 2016 general elections. She was named president of the Southern Region Integrated Development Commission and Vice-President of the Committee on Housing and Urban Development.
References
[edit]- ^ "Biografía - Hon. Jacqueline Rodríguez Hernández". Cámara de Representantes de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Archived from the original on January 10, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- 1971 births
- Living people
- New Progressive Party members of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
- Politicians from Ponce
- Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico alumni
- 21st-century Puerto Rican women politicians
- 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rican politician stubs