Born in 1976, the Azores, a Portuguese outermost region whose interests she proudly defends. She has a degree in mathematics and a Graduate Diploma in School Administration, both from the University of the Azores. She worked as a teacher and for several years was a member of the Secretariat of the National Federation of Education and member of the Regional Council of Strategic Dialogue. She was, until recently, the President of the Azorean Democratic Union of Teachers and Vice-President of the Azorean Union of Workers (UGT-Açores). In the European Parliament, she is a member of the Employment and Social Affairs Committee and the Delegation for Relations with the United States, and a substitute member of the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee and the Delegation for Relations with Canada. MEP since 2014.