Roxana Reyes
{{short description|Argentine politician}}
{{use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
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|office= National Deputy
|term_start = 10 December 2017
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|constituency = Santa Cruz
|office1 = Provincial Deputy of Santa Cruz
|term_start1 = 10 December 2015
|term_end1 = 10 December 2017
|constituency1 = At-Large District
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|12|2|df=y}}
|birth_place = Río Gallegos, Argentina
|profession =
|party = Radical Civic Union
|otherparty = Juntos por el Cambio {{small|(2015–present)}}
|alma_mater = University of Belgrano
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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
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.{{cite web|archive-date=31 August 2021|access-date=31 August 2021|url=https://directorio.directoriolegislativo.org/Argentina/Legislador/275|work=Directorio Legislativo|title=Roxana Nahir Claudia Reyes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831061006/https://directorio.directoriolegislativo.org/Argentina/Legislador/275|language=es}} She has co-owned the Reyes y Reyes law firm since 1991.{{cite web|url=https://www.reyesyreyes.com.ar/firm|website=reyesyreyes.com.ar|title=Nosotros|access-date=31 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116104917/https://www.reyesyreyes.com.ar/firm|archive-date=16 January 2021|language=es}}
Reyes is married to Darío Raúl Hernando. She had three children. Her youngest son, Renzo Bonforte, died in 2020 in Buenos Aires, aged 23.{{cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/politica/2020/12/11/a-ultimo-momento-una-diputada-que-estaba-de-licencia-por-una-tragedia-familiar-se-sumo-a-la-votacion-del-aborto/|work=Infobae|title=A último momento, una diputada que estaba de licencia por una tragedia familiar se sumó a la votación del aborto|date=11 December 2020|access-date=31 August 2021|language=es}}{{cite web|url=https://www.lateclapatagonia.com.ar/55918-conmocin-por-la-repentina-muerte-del-hijo-menor-de-la-d|work=La Tecla Patagonia|title=Conmoción por la repentina muerte del hijo menor de la diputada nacional Roxana Reyes|date=7 December 2020|access-date=31 August 2021|language=es}}
Political career
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.{{cite web|url=https://oear.cippec.org/novedades/la-eleccion-provincial-general-de-santa-cruz/|title=La elección provincial general de Santa Cruz|date=2 November 2015|access-date=31 August 2021|language=es}}{{cite web|url=https://www.santacruz.gob.ar/autoridades/protocolo-honorable-camara-de-diputados-de-la-provincia/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208024106/https://www.santacruz.gob.ar/autoridades/protocolo-honorable-camara-de-diputados-de-la-provincia/|title=Honorable Cámara de Diputados de Santa Cruz|archive-date=8 February 2018|access-date=31 August 2021|language=es}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.tiemposur.com.ar/politica/como-fueron-las-listas-en-2017-antes-de-las-paso-y-los-posibles-precandidatos-actuales|work=Tiempo Sur|title=Cómo fueron las listas en 2017 antes de las PASO y los posibles precandidatos actuales|date=23 July 2017|access-date=31 August 2021|language=es}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.clarin.com/politica/resultados-elecciones-2017-provincia-provincia_0_BJbEO996-.html|work=Clarín|title=Resultados de las elecciones 2017, provincia por provincia|date=23 October 2017|access-date=17 July 2021|language=es}}{{cite web|url=http://www.primerafuente.com.ar/noticias/72477/como-quedara-conformado-congreso-partir-10-diciembre|work=Primera Fuente|title=Cómo quedará conformado el Congreso a partir del 10 de diciembre|date=30 October 2017|access-date=17 July 2021|language=es}}
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. 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/politica/uno-por-uno-como-voto-cada-diputado-el-proyecto-de-legalizacion-del-aborto-nid2143835/|work=La Nación|title=Uno por uno, cómo votó cada diputado el proyecto de legalización del aborto|last=Serra|first=Laura|date=14 June 2018|access-date=19 August 2021|language=es}} In 2020, however, when a similar bill was presented to the Chamber once again, Reyes changed her position and voted in favour.{{cite web|url=https://www.perfil.com/noticias/politica/legalizacion-del-aborto-como-voto-cada-diputado.phtml|work=Perfil|title=Legalización del aborto: cómo votó cada diputado y cada bloque|date=11 December 2020|access-date=15 August 2021|language=es}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.perfil.com/noticias/politica/la-tragedia-de-la-diputada-roxana-reyes-que-se-sumo-al-debate-del-aborto-a-ultimo-momento.phtml|work=Perfil|title=La tragedia de la diputada Roxana Reyes, que se sumó al debate del aborto a último momento|date=11 December 2020|access-date=31 August 2021|language=es}}
She was re-elected in 2021, as the first candidate in the Cambia Santa Cruz list, which received 35.09% of the vote.{{cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/politica/2021/11/15/resultados-elecciones-2021-en-santa-cruz-el-kirchnerismo-quedo-tercero-por-primera-vez-en-30-anos/|work=Infobae|title=Resultados Elecciones 2021 en Santa Cruz: el kirchnerismo quedó tercero por primera vez en 30 años|date=15 November 2021|access-date=26 December 2021|language=es}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.diputados.gov.ar/diputados/rreyes Profile on the official website of the Chamber of Deputies] (in Spanish)
- {{twitter|dipRoxanaReyes}}
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