Mayra Mendoza

Mayra Soledad Mendoza (born 26 November 1983) is an Argentine politician who served as National Deputy from 2011 to 2019 and is currently Mayor of Quilmes for Frente de Todos party.

Mayra Mendoza
Mayor of Quilmes
Assumed office
10 December 2019
PresidentAlberto Fernández
Preceded byMartiniano Molina
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
for Buenos Aires Province
In office
10 December 2011 – 10 December 2019
Personal details
Born
Mayra Soledad Mendoza

November 26, 1983 (age 36)
Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Political partyJusticialist Party
Other political
affiliations		Front for Victory
Citizen's Unity
Frente de Todos
Domestic partnerJosé Ottavis (2006-2014)
Sebastián Daer (2014-present)
ChildrenCatalina (b. 2015)

Early life

She was born in a radical family. In her teenage years she taught support classes in a community canteen in her town.[1] She began to be part of La Cámpora group since its creation in 2006, becoming in 2011 the only woman on the national leadership table.[2][3] Previously, in June 2008, she had been appointed as organizational secretary. She also participated in the founding of the Peronist Youth of Buenos Aires Province.[2] In 2010 she opened a basic unit in her locality.[1]

Political career

Her first job in politics was with Oscar Batallés, a Quilmes councilor. She later worked as an adviser to the radical senator José Eseverri. She then worked at the Hipódromo de Palermo and the Municipality of Zárate.[4] She has also served as Women Secretary in the Justicialist Party.[1]

In mid-2009, she was appointed manager of Institutional Relations for the ANSES.[2] In December 2011, she assumed the position of National Deputy for Buenos Aires Province. She was re-elected in 2015.

In 2019, she was nominated as candidate for Mayor of Quilmes. Mayra Mendoza in turn obtained 54.21% of the votes within her space. On October 27 of the same year, she was elected with 49.47% of the votes, becoming the first woman to govern the district.[5]

References
  1. "Las batallas de la dama de La Cámpora". www.lanacion.com.ar (in Spanish). 2014-11-09. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  2. Cámpora, Comunicación La (2011-10-17). "Mayra Mendoza". La Campora (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  3. Gaceta, La. "Mayra Mendoza, la única mujer en la conducción de La Cámpora". www.lagaceta.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  4. "¿Quién es Mayra Mendoza, la diputada que le gritó a Mauricio Macri en el Congreso?". Saber Mas Santa Fe (in Spanish). 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  5. "PASO 2019 en Quilmes: Mayra Mendoza se impuso en la interna". www.lanacion.com.ar (in Spanish). 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
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