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 |
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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]
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]
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.
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]
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]
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]
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 |
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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]
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]
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.
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]
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]
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]