Ada García Montes

García was born January 21, 1979, in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.[1][2] She was raised in Rincón, Puerto Rico.[2] She has a younger sister.[1] García attended public school and completed a bachelor's degree in secondary education, dance, and theatre with a concentration in special education at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus.[1][2] She earned a J.D. at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law.[1]

Before practicing as a lawyer, García worked for twelve years as a teacher in the Puerto Rico Department of Education.[1] She was a professor at the Center for Training and Fine Arts (C.A.B.A.) at the Ramey Air Force Base.[1] García is currently a notary lawyer admitted by the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico in 2018.[1]

A member of the Popular Democratic Party, García began her senatorial campaign in November 2019.[1] On January 2, 2021, she was sworn to the Senate of Puerto Rico for district IV.[1] She chairs the Tourism and Culture commissions and the Education Commission.[1] She is also the vice chair of the Agriculture Commission and the Western Development Commission.[1]