Roxana Reyes
Roxana Reyes | |
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| National Deputy | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2017 | |
| Constituency | Santa Cruz |
| Provincial Deputy of Santa Cruz | |
| In office 10 December 2015 – 10 December 2017 | |
| Constituency | At-Large District |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 December 1965 Río Gallegos, Argentina |
| Political party | Radical Civic Union |
| Other political affiliations | Juntos por el Cambio (2015–present) |
| Alma mater | University of Belgrano |
Roxana Nahir Claudia Reyes (born 2 December 1965) is an Argentine politician, currently serving as National Deputy elected in Santa Cruz since 2017. She is a member of the Radical Civic Union (UCR). Previously, from 2015 to 2017, she served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Santa Cruz, elected in the provincial list.
Early and personal life
[edit]Reyes was born on 2 December 1965 in the capital of Santa Cruz Province, Río Gallegos. She studied law at the University of Belgrano, in Buenos Aires, graduating in 1990.[1] She has co-owned the Reyes y Reyes law firm since 1991.[2]
Reyes is married to Darío Raúl Hernando. She had three children.[1] Her youngest son, Renzo Bonforte, died in 2020 in Buenos Aires, aged 23.[3][4]
Political career
[edit]Reyes was elected to the Chamber of Deputies of Santa Cruz in the 2015 provincial election, as part of the "Unión para Vivir Mejor" (Cambiemos) list in the at-large provincial district.[5][6] She ran for a seat in the Argentine Chamber of Deputies in the 2017 legislative election, as the first candidate in the Unión para Vivir Mejor–Cambiemos list in Santa Cruz.[7] The list was the most voted in the general election with 43.91% of the vote, and Reyes was elected, alongside the second candidate in the list, Antonio Carambia.[8][9]
During her 2017–2021 term as deputy, Reyes presided the Families and Childhood commission, and was a member of the commissions on General Legislation, Maritime Interests, Energy and Fuels, Elderly People, Small and Medium-sized Companies and Mining.[1] Reyes had a mixed record on the legalization of abortion in Argentina; she voted against the 2018 Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy bill, which passed the Chamber but was struck down by the Senate.[10] In 2020, however, when a similar bill was presented to the Chamber once again, Reyes changed her position and voted in favour.[11] Her 2020 vote was highlighted by media as she insisted on casting her vote despite being on leave due to the recent passing of her son.[3][12]
She was re-elected in 2021, as the first candidate in the Cambia Santa Cruz list, which received 35.09% of the vote.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Roxana Nahir Claudia Reyes". Directorio Legislativo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Nosotros". reyesyreyes.com.ar (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ a b "A último momento, una diputada que estaba de licencia por una tragedia familiar se sumó a la votación del aborto". Infobae (in Spanish). 11 December 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Conmoción por la repentina muerte del hijo menor de la diputada nacional Roxana Reyes". La Tecla Patagonia (in Spanish). 7 December 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "La elección provincial general de Santa Cruz" (in Spanish). 2 November 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Honorable Cámara de Diputados de Santa Cruz" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Cómo fueron las listas en 2017 antes de las PASO y los posibles precandidatos actuales". Tiempo Sur (in Spanish). 23 July 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Resultados de las elecciones 2017, provincia por provincia". Clarín (in Spanish). 23 October 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Cómo quedará conformado el Congreso a partir del 10 de diciembre". Primera Fuente (in Spanish). 30 October 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ Serra, Laura (14 June 2018). "Uno por uno, cómo votó cada diputado el proyecto de legalización del aborto". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Legalización del aborto: cómo votó cada diputado y cada bloque". Perfil (in Spanish). 11 December 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "La tragedia de la diputada Roxana Reyes, que se sumó al debate del aborto a último momento". Perfil (in Spanish). 11 December 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Resultados Elecciones 2021 en Santa Cruz: el kirchnerismo quedó tercero por primera vez en 30 años". Infobae (in Spanish). 15 November 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.