Nayda Venegas Brown (born July 24, 1958) is a Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the New Progressive Party (PNP). She was a member of the

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, from 2017 to 2021, representing Carolina Senatorial district.

Early years and studies

Nayda Venegas Brown was born on July 24, 1958, the daughter of boxer

Juan Evangelista Venegas Juan Evangelista Venegas (December 27, 1928 – April 16, 1987) was a Puerto Rican boxer notable for winning Puerto Rico's first Olympic medal. Early years Venegas (birth name: Juan Evangelista Venegas Trinidad) was born in an underprivileg ...

who was the first Olympic medalist from Puerto Rico, and his wife Hilda Brown Quiñones. She studied administration and secretarial science at Instituto de Banca y Comercio, Criminal Justice at

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, of the Ana G. Méndez University System in

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, and theology at the

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Political career

Nayda Venegas Brown was the President of the Municipal legislature of Loiza until December 31, 2016. In the 2016 election, she was elected as one of the Senator for the Carolina District. In 2018, she introduced Project 950, a bill that regulates abortion.

References

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