Rosamar Trujillo Plumey (born November 21, 1968) is a Puerto Rican social worker and politician serving as a member of the

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for district VII.

Life

Rosamar Trujillo Plumey was born on November 21, 1968, in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. She is the daughter of former mayor of Humacao

Marcelo Trujillo Panisse Marcelo Trujillo Panisse (April 30, 1935 – September 15, 2019) was a Puerto Rican politician, who was elected to four terms as mayor of Humacao, Puerto Rico. Trujillo was affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) and served as mayor ...

and Rosa Elena Plumey. Her family moved to

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in 1978. Her father later served as mayor and her mother was an elementary school teacher. Trujillo has three older brothers. She earned a B.A. in social work from the

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. She completed a master of social work in supervision and program administration at the

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. Trujillo worked as a social worker at Ryder Memorial Hospital in Humacao. In 1994, she joined the Humacao administration of juvenile institutions and detention center. In 2001, she joined the

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where she worked as a supervisory social worker, special advisor to the secretary, and director of federal Title IV-E funds. Trujillo participated in her father's mayoral campaigns from the time she was in high school until his last campaign in 2016. A member of the Popular Democratic Party, she launched her senatorial campaign in 2020 and was sworn on January 3, 2021. She has not ruled out running in the Humacao 2024 mayoral election. Trujillo has one son.

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