Nation Who is Wanda Vázquez? The next governor of Puerto Rico, and she is already taking heat July 25, 2019July 25, 2019 John Bacon and Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY Comments Off on Who is Wanda Vázquez? The next governor of Puerto Rico, and she is already taking heat Wanda Vázquez, the next governor of Puerto Rico, is a close ally of the current one, a lawyer and a controversial political figure.