Gina Andrea Cruz Blackledge (born 8 July 1969) is a Mexican lawyer and politician who is the
National Action Party Senator
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from the
State
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of
Baja California
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.
Early life
Cruz Blackledge was born in
Mexicali
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.
Education
She graduated from the
Autonomous University of Baja California
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T ...
.
Career
She sat in the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
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in 2002, and from 2015 to 2018.
She was elected to the
Senate
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in the
2018 general election.
References
External links
Cruz Blackledgeat the
Parliament of Mexico
Cruz Blackledgeon
Twitter
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1969 births
Living people
Senators of the LXIV and LXV Legislatures of Mexico
National Action Party (Mexico) politicians
21st-century Mexican politicians
21st-century Mexican women politicians
Women members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico)
Politicians from Baja California
People from Mexicali
Autonomous University of Baja California alumni
Deputies of the LXIII Legislature of Mexico
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Baja California
Members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico) for Baja California
Women members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)
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