Sonia Rocha Acosta
Sonia Rocha Acosta | |
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| Deputy of the Congress of the Union for Querétaro's 1st district | |
| Assumed office 2018 | |
| Member of the Senate of Mexico for Querétaro | |
| In office March 3, 2015 – 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco Domínguez Servién |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 March 1978 |
| Political party | PAN |
| Education | Autonomous University of Querétaro |
| Occupation | Politician, lawyer |
Sonia Rocha Acosta (March 30, 1978) is a Mexican politician and attorney from Querétaro. A member of the National Action Party (PAN),[1] she was elected to the federal Chamber of Deputies in 2018. From 2015 to 2018, she was a Senator from Querétaro.[2]
Education
[edit]Sonia Rocha Acosta has a degree in law and a master's degree in state and municipal public administration from the Autonomous University of Querétaro.[3]
Early career
[edit]Rocha Acosta first became involved in PAN at age 16 as a member of the party's youth group.[4] In 2003, she joined the office of the inspector of the Querétaro attorney general.[2] From 2006 to 2009, she served in the Querétaro state legislature.
Senate of Mexico
[edit]In the 2012 general election, she was elected as a substitute for Senator Francisco Domínguez Servién.[5] Following Domínguez's leave of absence to mount a candidacy for Governor of Querétaro, she went on to replace him as a member of the Senate on March 3, 2015.
As a Senator, she pushed a proposal to require all members of Congress to have a higher education degree.[3]
Chamber of Deputies
[edit]
She remained a member of the Senate until 2018. In the 2018 general election, Rocha was elected to the Chamber of Deputies, representing Querétaro's first district in the LXIV Legislature;[6] she was re-elected to the same seat in the 2021 midterms.[7] Her headquarters is the city of Cadereyta de Montes.[8] She became a member of PAN's national council in 2021.[4]
In 2023, Rocha Acosta opposed spending proposals introduced by members of Morena in Congress, arguing it misallocated resources and would contribute to the national debt.[9] Rocha Acosta chose not to seek reelection for the Chamber of Deputies in 2024, and instead ran to be a substitute for PAN Senate candidate Guadalupe Murguía Gutiérrez.[10]
Political views
[edit]Rocha Acosta and fellow PAN deputy Madeleine Bonnafoux Alcaraz were reported to be supporters of the National Front for the Family coalition, which opposes the legalization of abortion in Mexico.[11] Rocha Acosta criticized comments by Morena federal deputy Miroslava Sánchez, who led the Health Commission in the Chamber of Deputies, that suggested there is a consensus among parties to legalize abortion.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Noticias del Congreso - Inicia Cámara de Diputados análisis de desaparición de fideicomisos, por falta de quórum se pospone discusión". Canal del Congreso (in Spanish). 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "SIL - Sistema de Información Legislativa-PopUp Legislador". Secretaría de Gobernación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "No más diputados sin título, la propuesta de esta senadora". Nación321 (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Hernández, Francisco (2021-12-05). "Nombran a Sonia Rocha como integrante de la Comisión Permanente del Consejo Nacional del PAN - El Queretano" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ Zamudio, Enrique (2015-07-27). "Políticos de Querétaro peregrinan al DF para pedir 'una mano' a la Virgen". Expansión (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Perfil: Dip. Sonia Rocha Acosta, LXIV Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Perfil: Dip. Sonia Rocha Acosta, LXV Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Sonia Rocha: diputada insignia del PAN en Querétaro. - Ruta Electoral" (in Spanish). 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Cámara De Diputados Aprueba En Lo General El Gasto Público De México Para 2024". Concamin (in Spanish). 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ Querétaro, Karen Munguía / Diario de. "Alianza en la Sierra no fue fácil: Sonia Rocha". Diario de Querétaro | Noticias Locales, Policiacas, de México, Querétaro y el Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Respaldan diputadas del PAN a ONG que rechaza legalización del aborto - La Capital". La Capital. 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Falso que haya predictamen para despenalizar aborto: Sonia Rocha - El Queretano" (in Spanish). 2019-04-23. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- Deputies of the LXV Legislature of Mexico
- 1978 births
- Women in Mexico
- National Action Party (Mexico) politicians
- 21st-century Mexican women politicians
- Autonomous University of Querétaro alumni
- Living people
- Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Querétaro
- 21st-century Mexican politicians
- Deputies of the LXIV Legislature of Mexico
- Women members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico)