Candidates for governor of Zacatecas 2021: who are they

Five women and three men are the candidates trying to rule Zacatecas, so on June 6 they will seek the voice of the citizens to achieve their goal; Among them is a candidate who belongs to the transgender community.

In the state, 30 deputies and 58 branch presidents are elected in addition to the governor

Ana María Romo Fonseca – Civic Movement

On March 9, the Movimiento Ciudadano (MC) party registered Ana María Romo Fonseca with the Zacatecas State Electoral Institute (IEEZ) as its candidate for state governor.

Fonseca, 56, was born in the city of Aguascalientes and holds a degree in Accounting and Public Administration and Law from the Autonomous University of Zacatecas (UAZ) and Durango (UAD), as well as a master’s degree in Public and Business Administration. . in Taxation, Electoral Law and Government Control by the UAZ.

She also holds a PhD in Public Administration from the International Law and State Institute of Guadalajara, Jalisco; in Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and Amparo from UAD and Honoris Causa from Constructivist Analytical University of Mexico.

Romo Fonseca had been a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) since 1988 and in 1991 chaired Arturo Romo’s Campaign Committee, which would rule Zacatecas from 1992 to 1998. During that period, she was Finance Minister from 1992 to 1996 and head of the General Comptroller’s Office. of the entity between 1996 and 1998.

The emecista nominee ran for local and federal councils respectively in 2004 and 2007, while in 2009 she served as technical secretary to PRI’s political council. She was a federal deputy to the LX Legislature for District I, but for the Green Ecologist Party of Mexico (PVEM).

She was Rector of Zacatecas State University of Technology (UTEZ), a position she held until 2018, when she was director of higher education of the entity for a year under the mandate of current PRI Governor, Alejandro Tello Cristerna .

Since 2014 she is the founder and current director of the accountancy firm Consultoría Empresarial y Governmental.

Claudia Anaya Mota – It goes through Zacatecas

Claudia Edith Anaya Mota, coalition candidate It goes through Zacatecas, consisting of the PRI, PAN and PRD, registered on March 8 at the state electoral institute.

From PRI activism, Anaya Mota holds a degree in Marketing from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), as well as a master’s degree in Population, Development and Public Policy by the UAZ.

Likewise, it has three degrees: in gender and public policy and gender perspective focused on municipalities, in population studies and public policy, and in the right to non-discrimination.

She is a licensed senator and has been deputy three times: two at the federal level, in 2009 and 2015, and another local in 2013, all under the leadership of the PRI.

From 2016 to 2018, she was Secretary for the Affairs of Persons with Disabilities of the CEN of the PRI and lectured in various forums on discrimination and disability.

David Monreal Ávila – Together we will make history in Zacatecas

On March 1, David Monreal Ávila made his candidacy for governor of Zacatecas official by registering with the entity’s IEE under the coalition of Morena, the PT, PVEM and Nueva Alianza.

Monreal Ávila was born on March 22, 1966 in Fresnillo, Zacatecas and studied law at UAZ from 1985 to 1990. Between those years he had intense political activity, being Secretary-General of the PRI’s youth political organization Zacatecano in 1987. and in 1988 he became campaign coordinator for his brother, Ricardo Monreal, who wanted to become a federal delegate in the election process that year.

A year later, he was appointed Undersecretary of Communications and Transport in the entity’s National Farmers’ Federation, as well as Private Secretary to the then President of the Municipality of Zacatecas, Jesús Manuel Díaz Casas.

In addition to coordinating or running other election campaigns, including that of his brother and Amalia Hernández for the governor of Zacatecan, stand out – both won their competitions in favor of the Party of the Democratic Revolution – David held various public positions until serving in 2007 . as president of the Fresnillo Branch.

In 2010 it was first launched by the state administration – this time by the Labor Party – without success.

Between 2012 and 2018, the current candidate was Senator for the PT, although he would obtain his most recent membership in Morena in 2015, prompting him to obtain state governorship for the second time in an election that won the current president, Alejandro Tello Cristerna, of the PRI.

In addition to his political career, Monreal Ávila worked in the private sector from 2001 to 2003 as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Sociedad Cooperativa de Consumo La Frenillense, while from 2002 to 2004 he was General Manager of the specialized operating unit. Ejido Silversmiths.

Fernanda Salomé Perera Trejo – Progressive social networks

The Progressive Social Networks (RSP) party nominated Fernanda Salomé Perera Trejo for the June 6 contest, making her the first transgender woman to run for governor.

Perera Trejo, 34, studied engineering in Business Development and Entrepreneurial Innovation at Zacatecas State Technological University (UTEZ).

Despite being the candidate’s first experience in the political arena, she remains interested in supporting not only the LGBTTTIQ + community, having previously worked for her, but society in general.

The aspiring governor registered with IEEZ along with Melany Macías Cortés, who is also part of RSP and the trans collective.

Flavio Campos Miramontes – PEACE to develop Zacatecas

The party PAZ Para Desarrollar Zacatecas has appointed Flavio Campos Miramontes as a candidate, who registered with IEEZ on March 5.

Campos Miramontes is a chemical engineer and also holds a Master of Science; he is committed to being a university and a university lecturer.

As part of his political experience, he was Zacatecas’ deputy proportional representation for the Unified Socialist Party of Mexico between 1986 and 1989, so this candidacy represents one of his most significant returns in this field.

Guadalupe Medina Padilla – Social Encounter Party

On March 12, Guadalupe Medina Padilla went to IEEZ to register and formalize her ambition to lead the state with the help of the Social Encounter Party.

She holds a degree in Business Administration from the Technological Institute of Zacatecas (ITZ). In 2013 she was a deputy of the PAN, during which time she chaired the Health Committee.

In the public sphere, the pesista candidate has served as federal delegate of the National Solidarity Support Fund (Fonaes) – from 2001 to 2007 – of the Ministry of Economy (SE) and Secretary of State for Political Promotion of the PAN woman, between 2008 and 2012.

In addition, she was a private sector sales manager of the Deportes Medina company from 1990 to 2001 and the owner of Eclipse sunglasses from 2006 to now.

During her registration, the candidate met with the Bishop of the Diocese of Zacatecas, Monsignor Sigifredo Noriega Barceló and the chairman of the PES in Zacatecas, Nicolás Castañeda, to “listen to all the voices of our society,” said the national leader of that party, Hugo Eric Flores González.

Miriam García Zamora – Force X Mexico

Miriam García Zamora registered on March 13 to run in the state election for governor. Originally from Río Grande, Zacatecas, the applicant studied civil engineering at UAZ and, along with Anaya Mota, is one of the few people with disabilities to participate in an election in Mexico.

García Zamora has been a lecturer at the Fresnillo Institute of Technology and the Autonomous University of Durango.

Javier Valadez Becerra – People’s Party

During a session of the IEEZ to confirm the candidacies of those aspiring to governor, the institute integrated that of Javier Valadez Becerra into the competition for the People’s Party (PP).

In his political experience, in the 2015 election process, Valadez Becerra aimed for a federal deputation for the III Zacatecas district, even under the militancy of the PRI.

In 2018, he was part of the founding of the local party that urges him to seek the governorship of Zacatecan today. This platform is in the same period as PEACE to develop Zacatecas, which launched Flavio Campos as a candidate.

In private, the former PRI member was the general manager of Multiservicios y Operaciones SA de CV, an entity that evaluates government programs and projects.

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