Albany Common Council In 2021, Romero, then serving as an attorney in the Albany County Public Defender's office, ran for and won the 6th Ward seat on the Albany Common Council. She assumed office in January 2022.
New York State Assembly In early 2024, State Senator
Neil Breslin announced his retirement. He was succeeded by then-Assemblymember
Patricia Fahy. Six Democrats competed for Fahy's vacated 109th Assembly district seat. Romero won the Democratic primary with the support of the
Working Families Party. Romero is the first Latina to represent an upstate New York district in the Assembly. She is a progressive. Romero is a vocal supporter of New York's medical aid in dying law. She has introduced legislation to establish a gender-affirming care program. ==References==