Their victory was the outcome of the most attended election in Salvadoran history, giving their party, ARENA, 58.5% of the votes, 20 points above its closest contender.

She sought the nomination for president of El Salvador in the presidential primary of 2008 but was defeated by National Police Chief Rodrigo Ávila.

She earned a degree in economics from the "José Simeón Cañas" Central American University additionally she has pedagogical experience in the areas of mathematics and languages.

[citation needed] She also developed a plan to convert El Salvador into a regional hub, with the goal of modernizing the country.

On Sunday 11 March 2012, the country was under elections, after scrutiny by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal of El Salvador was announced that Ana Vilma de Escobar received 135.015 votes,[4] these results became the candidate for Congress of party ARENA in San Salvador with more preference votes received by face.