Ana Rivera Lassén (At-Large)

Ana Irma Rivera Lassén, born March 13, 1955, in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico, is an Afro-Puerto Rican attorney, feminist activist, and former Senator representing Puerto Rico at-large. She is affiliated with the *Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana *, a party she helped found in 2019, and has allied with the Puerto Rican Independence Party for decolonization efforts. Elected to the Puerto Rico Senate in 2020 , she ran as the MVC candidate for Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner in the U.S. Congress in 2024 but did not win the position.

Notable achievements include serving as the first Black woman, first openly lesbian, and third female president of the Puerto Rico Bar Association ; long-term advocacy for feminist, LGBTQ+, pro-Black, and human rights causes; and leadership roles in the MVC, including as its president in 2020 and General Coordinator since May 2024.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: Daughter of educators Ana Irma Lassén and Eladio Rivera Quiñones; pursued legal studies to become an attorney.
• Political Experience:
  • Elected to one of two initial MVC Senate seats in 2020, serving at-large until at least 2024.
  • MVC founder and leader; campaigned for Resident Commissioner in 2024 under the Alianza de País coalition .
  • Post-2024 elections, focused on MVC reorganization and re-registration as General Coordinator.