Mayra Mendoza | |
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| Mayor of Quilmes | |
| Assumed office 10 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Martiniano Molina |
| National Deputy | |
| In office 10 December 2011 – 10 December 2019 | |
| Constituency | Buenos Aires |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mayra Soledad Mendoza (1983-11-26)November 26, 1983 (age 41) Quilmes,Buenos Aires Province,Argentina |
| Political party | Justicialist Party,La Campora |
| Other political affiliations | Front for Victory(2003–2017) Citizen's Unity(2017–2019) Frente de Todos(2019–present) |
| Domestic partner(s) | José Ottavis(2006–2014) Sebastián Daer(2014–present) |
| Children | Catalina(b. 2015) |
Mayra Soledad Mendoza (born 26 November 1983) is anArgentine politician who served asNational Deputy from 2011 to 2019 and is currentlyintendenta (mayor) ofQuilmes for theFrente de Todos. She is the first woman to hold the post in the city's history.[1][2]
She was born in aradical family. In her teenage years she taught support classes in a community canteen in her town.[3] She began to be part ofLa Cámpora group since its creation in 2006, becoming in 2011 the only woman on the national leadership table.[4][5] Previously, in June 2008, she had been appointed as organizational secretary. She also participated in the founding of thePeronist Youth ofBuenos Aires Province.[4] In 2010 she opened a basic unit in her locality.[3]
Her first job in politics was withOscar Batallés, aQuilmes councilor. She later worked as an adviser to theradicalsenatorJosé Eseverri. She then worked at theHipódromo de Palermo and the Municipality ofZárate.[6] She has also served as Secretary for Women in theJusticialist Party.[3]
In mid-2009, she was appointed manager of Institutional Relations for theANSES.[4] In December 2011, she assumed the position ofNational Deputy forBuenos Aires Province. She was re-elected in 2015.
In 2019, she was nominated as candidate for Mayor ofQuilmes. 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.[7]