{{Infobox officeholder | name = Angela Romero | image = | office = Minority Leader of the Utah House of Representatives | term_start = January 1, 2023 | term_end = | predecessor = Brian King | successor = | state_house1 = Utah | district1 = 25th<ref name="UL"> Angela Romero is an American politician and the Democratic leader of the Utah House of Representatives representing the 25th District since January 1, 2023. Prior to redistricting, she represented the 26th District since January 1, 2013. Early life and education Romero was born and raised in Tooele, Utah. She is Chicana and Assiniboine. She attended the University of Utah where she earned a bachelor's degree in political science and later a master's degree in public administration. Political career Romero was first elected in November 2012. During the 2016 legislative session, she served on the Executive Offices and Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Economic Development and Workforce Services Committee, the House Ethics Committee, the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee, and the House Public Utilities, Energy and Technology Interim Committee, Native American Legislative Liaison Committee. NHCSL leadership On February 26, 2018, Romero was elected First Vice President of the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL). And, in March 2022, she was elected President Elect of the NHCSL for a two-year term, expected to be followed by service as President for the 2024-25 term. As part of that NHCSL leadership role, Romero represented Utah in several meetings and events at the White House. She met with Vice President Kamala Harris, on Hispanic policy priorities in March 25, 2022. They met again on August 5, 2022 to discuss fighting for abortion rights. And, Romero participated in the signing ceremony of the Respect for Marriage Act on December 13, 2022. House minority leader On November 22, 2022, Romero was elected Minority Leader for the 2023-24 term, succeeding Brian King. Romero's leadership team became the first all-women leadership team (of a minority or majority party) in the Utah House of Representatives, joining the also first-ever all-women Utah Senate Democratic leadership team elected 12 days earlier. At the same time, Romero joined Luz_Escamilla in becoming the first Latinas to be elected Minority Leaders in the Utah Legislature. 2016 sponsored legislation Romero passed four of the six bills she proposed, giving her a 66% passage rate. She did not floor sponsor any legislation during 2016. Elections 2014