Sonia Rocha Acosta

Sonia Rocha Acosta
Deputy of the Congress of the Union
for Querétaro's 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
2018
Member of the Senate of Mexico
for Querétaro
In office
March 3, 2015 – 2018
Preceded byFrancisco Domínguez Servién
Personal details
Born (1978-03-30) 30 March 1978 (age 46)
Political partyPAN
EducationAutonomous University of Querétaro
OccupationPolitician, 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

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

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

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

Photo of Rocha Acosta as a candidate for the Chamber of Deputies

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

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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "SIL - Sistema de Información Legislativa-PopUp Legislador". Secretaría de Gobernación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  3. ^ a b "No más diputados sin título, la propuesta de esta senadora". Nación321 (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Perfil: Dip. Sonia Rocha Acosta, LXIV Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Perfil: Dip. Sonia Rocha Acosta, LXV Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Sonia Rocha: diputada insignia del PAN en Querétaro. - Ruta Electoral" (in Spanish). 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  9. ^ "Cámara De Diputados Aprueba En Lo General El Gasto Público De México Para 2024". Concamin (in Spanish). 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Respaldan diputadas del PAN a ONG que rechaza legalización del aborto - La Capital". La Capital. 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  12. ^ "Falso que haya predictamen para despenalizar aborto: Sonia Rocha - El Queretano" (in Spanish). 2019-04-23. Retrieved 2024-06-21.