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Luz Zenaida "Lucy" Arce Ferrer (born March 6, 1950), is a Puerto Rican politician. She served as a member of the
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from 1996 till 2013.


Early years and studies

Lucy Arce was born in
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,
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. She completed a Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in English from the
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. Then, she earns her certification in Public Housing Administration from
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.


Professional career

Arce has worked as a teacher with the
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, and as an
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for the
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region. She also worked as Regional Director of the Public Housing Administration in Aguadilla, and then as Regional Manager of the Association of Commonwealth Employees (AEELA) in
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. In 1993, Arce was appointed as Auxiliar Administrator of the Retirement System Administration for the Government Employees of Puerto Rico. She also served as Commissioner of the Women Affairs Commission.


Political career

Arce began her political career with the pro-statehood youth in
Aguadilla Aguadilla (, ), founded in 1775 by Luis de Córdova, is a city and municipality located in the northwestern tip of Puerto Rico, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, north of Aguada, and Moca and west of Isabela. Aguadilla is s ...
. She presided the Women Organization of the New Progressive Party for eleven years, and also served as vice-president of the party. In
1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
, Arce was elected as Senator At-large. She was the third candidate with most votes, and the second within her party. She was reelected in
2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...
and
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
. Arce won a slot in the PNP ballot at the PNP primaries and in
2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
, she was elected for her fourth consecutive term, being the fourth candidate with most votes, and the third within her party.Elecciones Generales 2008: Escrutinio General
on CEEPUR During her time in the
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, she has served as vice-president of the Senate, Alternate Majority Speaker, President of the Women Legislative Assembly, and President of Commissions of Work, Veteran Affairs, and Human Resources.


Personal life

Lucy Arce has a daughter called Nayda, and five grandchildren.


See also

*
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Hon. Luz Z. Arce Ferrer
on SenadoPR {{DEFAULTSORT:Arce Ferrer, Lucy Living people New Progressive Party members of the Senate of Puerto Rico People from Aguadilla, Puerto Rico Presidents pro tempore of the Senate of Puerto Rico Temple University alumni 21st-century Puerto Rican women politicians 20th-century Puerto Rican women politicians 1950 births 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico