Maximiliano Ferraro

{{short description|Argentine politician and political scientist}}

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| office = National Deputy

| term_start = 10 December 2019

| constituency = City of Buenos Aires

| order1 = President of the Civic Coalition ARI

| term_start1 = 15 December 2018

| term_end1 =

| predecessor1 = Mariana Zuvic

| office2 = Legislator of the City of Buenos Aires

| term_start2 = 10 December 2011

| term_end2 = 10 December 2019

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|11|04|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina

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| nationality =

| party = Civic Coalition ARI

| otherparty = Juntos por el Cambio (2015–2023)

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Maximiliano "Maxi" Ferraro (born 4 November 1975) is an Argentine politician who has served as National Deputy for Buenos Aires City since 2019 and is the current chairman of the Civic Coalition ARI.{{cite web |last1=Partida |first1=Alheli |title=Q&A: Meet Argentina Congressman Maximiliano Ferraro |url=https://victoryinstitute.org/qa-meet-argentina-congressman-maximiliano-ferraro/ |website=LGBTQ Victory Institute |access-date=22 November 2020 |date=25 September 2020}}

Political career

From 2005 to 2007 he was chief advisor to national deputy Elisa Carrió. Between 2007 and 2011 he was also the Undersecretary of Coordination of the Buenos Aires City Legislature.

In 2011, Ferraro was elected to the Legislature in his own right, and he was reelected in 2015 under the ECO alliance.

On 15 December 2018, Ferraro was elected president of the Civic Coalition ARI succeeding Mariana Zuvic,{{cite news |title=El diputado porteño Maximiliano Ferraro es el nuevo presidente de la Coalición Cívica |url=https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201812/315033-coalicion-civica-maximiliano-ferraro-nuevo-presidente.html |archivedate=2023-02-16|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20230216194636/https://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201812/315033-coalicion-civica-maximiliano-ferraro-nuevo-presidente.html |work=Télam}} and during the Argentine legislative elections of 2019 he was elected national deputy for the City of Buenos Aires under the Cambiemos ticket.

Personal life

An openly gay man, Ferraro is known for his work regarding social legislation and LGBTQ rights.{{cite news |title=El primer candidato a diputado de Juntos por el Cambio en la Ciudad participó de la marcha del orgullo gay en Nueva York |url=https://www.clarin.com/politica/primer-candidato-diputado-nacional-gobierno-ciudad-participo-marcha-orgullo-gay_0_gfVuPPHE8.html |work=Clarín |date=29 June 2019 |language=es}}{{cite news |last1=Fitz Patrick |first1=Mariel |title=Candidatos en CABA 2019: Maximiliano Ferraro promete "trabajar para ampliar los derechos del colectivo LGTBI" |url=https://www.infobae.com/politica/2019/07/30/candidatos-en-caba-2019-maximiliano-ferraro-promete-trabajar-para-ampliar-los-derechos-del-colectivo-lgtbi/ |work=Infobae |date=30 July 2019 |language=es-ES}}{{cite web|url=https://www.grupolaprovincia.com/politica/maximiliano-ferraro-nadie-me-cuestiono-que-yo-sea-gay-y-que-pueda-encabezar-la-lista-342931|work=Grupo La Provincia|title=Maximiliano Ferraro: Nadie me cuestionó que yo sea gay y que pueda encabezar la lista|date=4 August 2019|accessdate=3 December 2020|language=Spanish}}

Electoral history

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" \|+ {{sronly\|Electoral history of Maximiliano Ferraro}} ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 \| Election ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 \| Office ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" colspan=2 rowspan=2 \| List ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 \| {{abbr\|2=List number\|#}} ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 \| District ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" colspan=3 \| Votes ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 \| Result ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 \| {{abbr\|2=Reference\|Ref}}.
style="background-color:#EAECF0;" \| Total ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" \| % ! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" \| {{abbr\|2=Position\|P}}.
style="background-color:#EAECF0;" \| 2007 \| rowspan="3" \| City Legislator \| style="background-color:{{party color\|Civic Coalition}};"\| \| Civic Coalition \| 4 \| City of Buenos Aires \| 148,899 \| 8.59% \| 5th{{efn\|name=fn1\|Presented on an electoral list. The data shown represents the share of the vote the entire party/alliance received in that constituency.}} \| {{no2\|Not elected}} \| {{cite web\|url=https://www.tsjbaires.gov.ar/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=items&id=2153&cid=36&Itemid=49\|website=tsjbaires.gov.ar\|title=Elecciones 2007\|archive-date=25 June 2022\|format=PDF\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625102200/https://www.tsjbaires.gov.ar/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=items&id=2153&cid=36&Itemid=49\|language=es}}
style="background-color:#EAECF0;" \| 2011 \| style="background-color:{{party color\|Civic Coalition}};"\| \| Civic Coalition \| 1 \| City of Buenos Aires \| 69,623 \| 3.95% \| 5th{{efn\|name=fn1\|Presented on an electoral list. The data shown represents the share of the vote the entire party/alliance received in that constituency.}} \| {{yes2\|Elected}} \| {{cite web\|url=https://www.tsjbaires.gov.ar/contenido/electoral/2011/total_votos_20110710.pdf\|publisher=Tribunal Superior de Justicia\|website=tsjbaires.gov.ar\|title=Elecciones 2011\|archive-date=15 July 2022\|format=PDF\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715045625/https://www.tsjbaires.gov.ar/contenido/electoral/2011/total_votos_20110710.pdf\|language=es}}
style="background-color:#EAECF0;" \| 2015 \| style="background-color:{{party color\|Evolución (political coalition)}};"\| \| ECO \| 2 \| City of Buenos Aires \| 431,324 \| 23.51% \| 2nd{{efn\|name=fn1\|Presented on an electoral list. The data shown represents the share of the vote the entire party/alliance received in that constituency.}} \| {{yes2\|Elected}} \| {{cite web\|url=https://www.eleccionesciudad.gob.ar/home2015/index.php\|publisher=Tribunal Superior de Justicia\|website=eleccionesciudad.gob.ar\|title=Elecciones 2015\|access-date=13 March 2025\|language=es}}
style="background-color:#EAECF0;" \| 2019 \| rowspan="2" \| National Deputy \| style="background-color:{{party color\|Juntos por el Cambio}};"\| \| Juntos por el Cambio \| 1 \| City of Buenos Aires \| 1,060,404 \| 53.02% \| 1st{{efn\|name=fn1\|Presented on an electoral list. The data shown represents the share of the vote the entire party/alliance received in that constituency.}} \| {{yes2\|Elected}} \| {{Cite web\|title=Elecciones 2019\|url=https://www.argentina.gob.ar/interior/dine/resultadosyestadisticas/2019\|website=argentina.gob.ar\|publisher=Dirección Nacional Electoral\|access-date=4 February 2023\|language=es}}
style="background-color:#EAECF0;" \| 2023 \| style="background-color:{{party color\|Juntos por el Cambio}};"\| \| Juntos por el Cambio \| 3 \| City of Buenos Aires \| 782,984 \| 42.61% \| 1st{{efn\|name=fn1}} \| {{yes2\|Elected}} \| {{Cite web\|title=Elecciones 2023\|url=https://www.electoral.gob.ar/nuevo/paginas/btn/actas_esc_generales2023.php\|website=electoral.gob.ar\|publisher=Cámara Nacional Electoral\|access-date=14 December 2023\|language=es}}

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|+ {{sronly|Electoral history of Maximiliano Ferraro}}

! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 | Election

! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 | Office

! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" colspan=2 rowspan=2 | List

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! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 | District

! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" colspan=3 | Votes

! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 | Result

! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" rowspan=2 | {{abbr|2=Reference|Ref}}.

style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | Total

! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | %

! style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | {{abbr|2=Position|P}}.

style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2007

| rowspan="3" | City Legislator

| style="background-color:{{party color|Civic Coalition}};"|

| Civic Coalition

| 4

| City of Buenos Aires

| 148,899

| 8.59%

| 5th{{efn|name=fn1|Presented on an electoral list. The data shown represents the share of the vote the entire party/alliance received in that constituency.}}

| {{no2|Not elected}}

| {{cite web|url=https://www.tsjbaires.gov.ar/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=items&id=2153&cid=36&Itemid=49|website=tsjbaires.gov.ar|title=Elecciones 2007|archive-date=25 June 2022|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625102200/https://www.tsjbaires.gov.ar/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=items&id=2153&cid=36&Itemid=49|language=es}}

style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2011

| style="background-color:{{party color|Civic Coalition}};"|

| Civic Coalition

| 1

| City of Buenos Aires

| 69,623

| 3.95%

| 5th{{efn|name=fn1|Presented on an electoral list. The data shown represents the share of the vote the entire party/alliance received in that constituency.}}

| {{yes2|Elected}}

| {{cite web|url=https://www.tsjbaires.gov.ar/contenido/electoral/2011/total_votos_20110710.pdf|publisher=Tribunal Superior de Justicia|website=tsjbaires.gov.ar|title=Elecciones 2011|archive-date=15 July 2022|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715045625/https://www.tsjbaires.gov.ar/contenido/electoral/2011/total_votos_20110710.pdf|language=es}}

style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2015

| style="background-color:{{party color|Evolución (political coalition)}};"|

| ECO

| 2

| City of Buenos Aires

| 431,324

| 23.51%

| 2nd{{efn|name=fn1|Presented on an electoral list. The data shown represents the share of the vote the entire party/alliance received in that constituency.}}

| {{yes2|Elected}}

| {{cite web|url=https://www.eleccionesciudad.gob.ar/home2015/index.php|publisher=Tribunal Superior de Justicia|website=eleccionesciudad.gob.ar|title=Elecciones 2015|access-date=13 March 2025|language=es}}

style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2019

| rowspan="2" | National Deputy

| style="background-color:{{party color|Juntos por el Cambio}};"|

| Juntos por el Cambio

| 1

| City of Buenos Aires

| 1,060,404

| 53.02%

| 1st{{efn|name=fn1|Presented on an electoral list. The data shown represents the share of the vote the entire party/alliance received in that constituency.}}

| {{yes2|Elected}}

| {{Cite web|title=Elecciones 2019|url=https://www.argentina.gob.ar/interior/dine/resultadosyestadisticas/2019|website=argentina.gob.ar|publisher=Dirección Nacional Electoral|access-date=4 February 2023|language=es}}

style="background-color:#EAECF0;" | 2023

| style="background-color:{{party color|Juntos por el Cambio}};"|

| Juntos por el Cambio

| 3

| City of Buenos Aires

| 782,984

| 42.61%

| 1st{{efn|name=fn1}}

| {{yes2|Elected}}

| {{Cite web|title=Elecciones 2023|url=https://www.electoral.gob.ar/nuevo/paginas/btn/actas_esc_generales2023.php|website=electoral.gob.ar|publisher=Cámara Nacional Electoral|access-date=14 December 2023|language=es}}

References

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