Mariana Nogales Molinelli

Mariana Nogales Molinelli
Mariana Nogales Molinelli
Member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives; from the At-large district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 3, 2020
Personal details
Born	October 26, 1973; Humacao, Puerto Rico
Political party	Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana
Alma mater	University of Puerto Rico
Profession	Attorney

Mariana Nogales Molinelli (born October 26, 1973) is a Puerto Rican lawyer, politician, and social activist. In 2020, she was elected to the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico for the Citizens' Victory Movement (MVC) party. She had previously ran as the Working People's Party of Puerto Rico's candidate for resident commissioner in the 2016 election; she received over 19,000 votes, and ended up in 4th place. She studied environmental sciences at the University of Puerto Rico, where she completed a bachelor's degree in psychology in 2006. In 2010 Mariana Nogales Molinelli earned a juris doctor from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law[1][2]

Activism

Nogales is a recognized figure among the Puerto Rican left. She has secular beliefs, and is the founder of Humanistas Seculares de Puerto Rico (Secular Humanists of Puerto Rico, in English) an organization that advocates for the separation of church and state. Nogales is a self-declared feminist. She has collaborated with feminist organizations such as the Movimiento Amplio de Mujeres and Proyecto Matria.[3][4][5]

References

"Escrutinio General 2016 – Resultados Comisionado Residente". Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico. CEEPUR. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
"Comisionado residente podrá fiscalizar la Junta | El Nuevo Día". Elnuevodia.com. September 24, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
"Mariana Nogales Molinelli breve semblanza para CCPR" (PDF). Chamber of Commerce Puerto Rico. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
Por: Metro Puerto Rico (November 15, 2016). "Mariana Nogales realiza gesto de famosa saga en pleno debate | Metro". Metro.pr. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
"Puerto Ricans Consider a Future Under Governor Rosselló and President Trump · Global Voices". Globalvoices.org. November 16, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.

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[1] "Escrutinio General 2016 – Resultados Comisionado Residente". Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico. CEEPUR. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.

[2] "Comisionado residente podrá fiscalizar la Junta | El Nuevo Día". Elnuevodia.com. September 24, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.

[3] "Mariana Nogales Molinelli breve semblanza para CCPR" (PDF). Chamber of Commerce Puerto Rico. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.

[4] Por: Metro Puerto Rico (November 15, 2016). "Mariana Nogales realiza gesto de famosa saga en pleno debate | Metro". Metro.pr. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.

[5] "Puerto Ricans Consider a Future Under Governor Rosselló and President Trump · Global Voices". Globalvoices.org. November 16, 2016. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.