Marissa Jiménez Santoni (born February 18, 1979) is a Puerto Rican politician serving as a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico for district VIII.
Marissa Jiménez | |
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 Jiménez in 2021 | |
| Member of the Puerto Rico Senate from the Carolina district | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2021 Serving with Javier Aponte Dalmau | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Marissa Jiménez Santoni February 18, 1979 Arecibo, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | New Progressive Party |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Universidad Metropolitana (B.Ed., MBA) |
Life
editMarissa Jiménez Santoni was born February 18, 1979, in Arecibo, Puerto Rico.[1] She was raised by her mother, Martiza Santoni and her maternal grandparents, Emilio and Awilda.[1] She attended Escuela Segunda Unidad de Río Arriba and later Luz América Calderón high school in Carolina.[1] Jiménez was interested in politics at a young age and joined the youth New Progressive Party as an adolescent and at 14, she was elected a municipal vice president.[1] At 18 years old, she was a college official and she voted for the first time in the 1998 Puerto Rican status referendum.[1] She completed a B.Ed. with a concentration preschool and primary education.[1] She earned a M.B.A., magna cum laude, with a speciality in management and human resources from the Ana G. Méndez University.[1]
Jiménez was an election commissioner in 2000, 2008, and 2016 and an election coordinator in 2004 in Carolina Precinct 107.[1] She was director of the Carolina region of get out the vote.[1] Jiménez is a member of the Organización de Servidores Públicos.[1] Jiménez worked in the private sector in client services.[1] In the public sector, she was a special advisor to the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico from 2009 to 2010.[1] She worked in customer service for the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority from 2012 to 2016.[1] At the Puerto Rico Administración de Compensación por Accidentes Automovilísticos, she has served in various roles including regional director, executive advisor, and manager of operations.[1]
In the general election on November 3, 2020, Jiménez was elected senator for district VIII.[1] She assumed the office on January 2, 2021.[1] She has advocated for women's rights.[2]
Jiménez is married to Juan Valentín Nieves and they have three children.[1] They are members of the Bautista Luz de Salvación church in Carolina, Puerto Rico.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Senado de Puerto Rico". senado.pr.gov. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Pagan, Jose (2023-05-11). "Senadora Marissa Jiménez Santoni: "Cuando una mujer dice que no, es no, y punto"". Periódico El Sol de Puerto Rico (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-11.
