Wendy Lobos was elected to City Council on November 7, 2007 for a 4-year term. She has the distinction of being one of the first Hispanic women to be elected in the City of Homestead. She holds council seat #3, which includes the Village of Homestead area.

Councilwoman Lobos was born in Guatemala and lived there until the age of 7. She grew up in Los Angeles, California, attended high school in New York City, and holds a BA in Political Science and Spanish Literature from the State University of New York in Cortland. She also holds a Masters of Business Administration from NSU and is a Continuing Certified Credit Compliance Professional C4P. In 2001, at the age of 26, she chose to settle down and make Homestead home.

Outside of the City Council, Councilwoman Lobos is self-employed and works as a financial consultant to different businesses. Her field of expertise is special districts and affordable housing programs. She is also a member of New Beginnings Christian Fellowship where she volunteers as the Church Treasurer.

Councilwoman Lobos lives in the Villages of Homestead, representing District 3. On City Council, she is the Chair of the Finance and Enterprise Committees, Chair of City Code Committee, Co-Chair of City Charter Review Committee, and City Liaison to Historic Main Street. In 2009, School Board Member Dr. Larry Feldman appointed Councilwoman Lobos to the Miami-Dade School Board Audit Committee.

She is a proud graduate of both the basic and advanced Institute of Newly Elected Officials sponsored by the Florida League of Cities. She also completed the Newly Elected Officials Boot Camp, a program sponsored by the National Association of Latino Elected Officials.

Councilwoman Lobos is a proud mom to an excellent student and football player who attended Air Base Elementary School and is now a student at Herbert Ammons Middle School.