Maldonado moved to Virginia in 1993, to attend George Washington University Law School. She married Roberto Maldonado Jr., with whom she had one son. She was admitted to the bar in Washington, D.C. and Virginia.[1][2]
Maldonado defeated incumbent Delegate Lee J. Carter, who was also running for the Democratic nomination for governor, and activist Helen Zurita in the Democratic primary. During the primary campaign Carter had raised around $84,000, Maldonado raised around $56,000, and Zurita raised around $6,000.[1][4] She defeated Republican nominee Steve Pleickhardt in the general election.[5] Maldonado announced in May 2026 that she would be resigning from the House on May 31, 2026 to care for a parent with a terminal illness.[6]
Political positions
Maldonado supports increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour stating that "no person should be working 40 hours a week and still be at, below or close to the poverty line".[1] She declined an endorsement from the NARAL Pro-Choice America during the 2021 election due to their support for the defunding of police.[7]
Electoral history
2021 Virginia House of Delegates 50th district election[8][9]
