Oramas joined the
Union of the Democratic Centre in 1978, and then the
Canarian Coalition (CC) in 1982. From 1979 to 1991, she was a member of the Santa Cruz de Tenerife City Council. Oramas was elected as mayor of
San Cristóbal de La Laguna in 1999. On 12 November 2008, she resigned from the council and as mayor, but maintained her seat in the
Congress of Deputies. CC selected Leonarda Santana to replace her in its municipal
electoral list. In the
2004 election Oramas was the fourth person on the CC's electoral list and was not elected. However,
Paulino Rivero, who was elected, stepped down in 2007, and Oramas replaced him on 25 June. She won in the
2008 election. During Oramas' tenure in the chamber she has served on the Economy and Finance, Constitutional Affairs, and Culture committees. From 1991 to 1999, Oramas was a member of the
Parliament of the Canary Islands. Under President
Manuel Hermoso she held multiple regional administrative positions. Oramas declined to seek reelection to the Chamber of Deputies in
2023 and instead won a seat in parliament in the
2023 election. During her tenure in parliament she served as president of the Disability commission. ==Personal life==