Nitza Morán

Nitza Morán Trinidad (born February 17, 1970) is a Puerto Rican politician and businessperson serving in the Senate of Puerto Rico for district I since 2021. She is president of the Progressive Women of San Juan. Morán was the president of the Merchants Association of La Placita for 19 years.

Nitza Morán
Morán in 2021
Member of the Puerto Rico Senate from the San Juan district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2, 2021 Serving with Juan Morales Rodríguez
Preceded by	Miguel Romero
Personal details
Born	Nitza Morán Trinidad (1970-02-17) February 17, 1970 (age 55) San Juan, Puerto Rico
Political party	New Progressive Party
Other political affiliations	Republican
Alma mater	Assumption University (BA) University of New Haven (MS)

Life

Morán was born on February 17, 1970, in San Juan, Puerto Rico to Iris Maria Trinidad and Miguel Angel Morán.^[1] She graduated from a private high school in Santurce where she was a member of the National Honor Society.^[1] She was completed a bachelor's degree in biology at the Assumption University in Worcester, Massachusetts.^[1] She completed a master's degree in forensic science with a concentration in criminology and serology at the University of New Haven.^[1]

Morán worked at the Ponce Health Sciences University where she researched HIV.^[1] She returned to San Juan to join her family's businesses and became involved in the local business community around La Placita de Santurce.^[1] She was president of the Merchants Association of La Placita for 19 years.^[1] A member of the New Progressive Party, she was elected to the Senate of Puerto Rico in November 2020 to represent district I. She is president of the Progressive Women of San Juan.^[2] Morán is both Catholic and pro-choice.^[3]