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 | (1965-12-02)2 December 1965 (age 59) 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 anArgentine politician, currently serving asNational Deputy elected inSanta Cruz since 2017. She is a member of theRadical 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.
Reyes was born on 2 December 1965 in the capital of Santa Cruz Province,Río Gallegos. She studied law at theUniversity of Belgrano, inBuenos 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]
Reyes was elected to theChamber 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 theArgentine Chamber of Deputies in the2017 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 thelegalization of abortion in Argentina; she voted against the 2018Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy bill, which passed the Chamber but was struck down by theSenate.[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 in2021, as the first candidate in theCambia Santa Cruz list, which received 35.09% of the vote.[13]