Gómez was the first woman to head the official government Office of the First Lady, which was created by Decree 741-00 on 10 September 2000, less than a month after she assumed the position.
Their daughter Carolina Mejía de Garrigó was a candidate for vice president of the Dominican Republic in 2016 and became mayor of the Distrito Nacional (Santo Domingo) in 2020.
Gómez was the country's first new First Lady since Asela Mera de Jorge left the office in 1986.
From 1986 until 2000, the Presidents of the Dominican Republic were either unmarried (Joaquín Balaguer) or divorced at the time (Leonel Fernández).
[1][4] Rosa Gómez de Mejía became the first First Lady to head and coordinate the new government office from September 2000 until she left the position in 2004.