[2] During this time, she also started working as a Special Aide to the Governor Roberto Sánchez Vilella.
In March 1967, news of an affair between Governor Roberto Sánchez Vilella and Jeannette Ramos, his former legislative aide, became public.
[4][5] Once the scandal broke, Governor Sánchez, who initially denied the allegations, announced that he would seek a divorce from his wife of 31 years, First Lady Conchita Dapena, in order to marry Ramos.
[4][5] The difference in age - Governor Sánchez was 55-years old, while Ramos, who was twice divorced, was 35-years old at the time - also stunned Puerto Ricans.
[5] Roberto Sánchez Vilella and Jeannette Ramos married in a civil ceremony in Humacao in October 1967, just two days after his divorce from Conchita Dapena was finalized.
[4] After their marriage, Ramos assumed the role of First Lady of Puerto Rico until the end of Sánchez's term in 1969.