| Representative Angela Romero represents House District 25 in the Utah State Legislature and is currently the House Minority Leader. She heads the first all-female House minority leadership team in the Utah State Legislature.
At the state legislature, Representative Romero has been a champion for women and children. Representative Romero works on legislation for victim's rights, human trafficking, and sexual assault and domestic violence prevention. During her service, Representative Romero successfully passed the Prison Rape Elimination Act and the Statewide Sexual Assault and Interpersonal Violence Prevention Program appropriation request of 3.6 million dollars. She also worked diligently to secure funding to end the rape test kit backlog. Representative Romero also sponsored legislation creating Utah's Murdered and Missing Indigenous Relatives Task Force.
Outside her legislative capacity Representative Romero works with local government, overseeing community programs and initiatives in the Division of Youth and Family Programs, including supervising the YouthCity Government Program and My Brother's Keeper. Representative Romero is dedicated to ensuring youth have access to the political process and civic engagement.
Affiliations
National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators, President, 2023 - Present.
National Association of Latino Elected & Appointed Officials, Board of Directors, 2023-Present.
Rape Recovery Center Board of Directors, member, 2019 - Present.
National Foundation of Women Legislator's, Utah State Director, 2019 - Present.
Prevent Child Abuse Utah Board of Directors, member, 2018 - Present.
Friends for Sight Board of Directors, member, 2018 - Present.
Salt Lake Acting Company Board of Directors, member, 2018 - Present.
Recognitions and Honors
NAACP President's Award, 2022.
Legislative Coalition for People with Disabilities Hero on the Hill, 2014.
Rape Recovery Center's Pillar of Community Award, 2014.
Inclusion Center's Joseph Rosenblatt Humanitarian Award, 2012.
Salt Lake County Democratic Party's Young Democrat Community Action Award, 2003.
Legislative Information
You can view Angela's legislative information on the Utah State Legislature's website. |