Joanne Marie Rodríguez Veve (

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; born February 3, 1983) is a Puerto Rican

lawyer A lawyer is a person who practices law. The role of a lawyer varies greatly across different legal jurisdictions. A lawyer can be classified as an advocate, attorney, barrister, canon lawyer, civil law notary, counsel, counselor, solici ...

and

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

. She currently serves as at-large

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at the

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(2021-2025), representing the

Proyecto Dignidad Proyecto Dignidad (, PD) is a Puerto Rican political party founded in 2019. In the 2020 general election it ran on a Christian democracy and anti-corruption platform. History Project Dignity was first announced on March 24, 2019. On January ...

party.She was elected during the 2020 Puerto Rico Senate election and is the first senator of the party.

Education

Rodríguez Veve earned a

Bachelor's Degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...

Political Science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and ...

and a

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from the

University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus The University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus ( es, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Río Piedras; UPR-RP, or informally La IUPI) is a public land-grant research university in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is the largest campus in the Univ ...

. Then she completed a

Master's Degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

Canon law Canon law (from grc, κανών, , a 'straight measuring rod, ruler') is a set of ordinances and regulations made by ecclesiastical authority (church leadership) for the government of a Christian organization or church and its members. It is th ...

from the

Pontifical University of Salamanca The Pontifical University of Salamanca (in Spanish: ''Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca'') is a private Roman Catholic university based in Salamanca, Spain. History This Pontifical University has its origins in the unique University of S ...

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, and has studied History of Puerto Rico at the

Center for Advanced Studies on Puerto Rico and the Caribbean The Center for Advanced Studies on Puerto Rico and the Caribbean (Spanish: ''Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Puerto Rico y El Caribe'') is a private institute housed in the former San Ildefonso Conciliar Seminary in Old San Juan, San Juan, Puer ...

Professional career

She has worked as a lawyer for ecclesiastical processes of matrimonial nullity and in the Human Resources field, specializing in labor matters management. In 2020, she announced that she would be running for a seat at the Senate of Puerto Rico at-large under the Proyecto Dignidad party. She ended up at second place with 88,716 (7.33%) votes and was sworn in as Senator on January 2, 2021 with the rest of the elected senators.

References

21st-century Puerto Rican politicians {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodríguez Veve, Joanne 1983 births Living people Members of the Senate of Puerto Rico People from San Juan, Puerto Rico University of Puerto Rico alumni 21st-century Puerto Rican women lawyers Latino conservatism in the United States