Bennelly Hernández Ruedas
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Bennelly Jocabeth Hernández Ruedas (born September 7, 1989) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the
National Regeneration Movement The National Regeneration Movement (), commonly referred to by its syllabic abbreviation Morena (), is a major left-wing political party in Mexico, often described as oscillating between social democracy and populism. As of 2023, it is the la ...
party. Since September 1, 2021, she has been a federal representative in the LXV Legislature of the
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.


Education

Born in
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,
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, Bennelly Jocabeth Hernández Ruedas earned a bachelor's degree in secondary education at the Centro de Actualización del Magisterio de Zacatecas and a master's degree in public administration at the Universidad CUGS Cuauhtémoc.


Political career

She has been a member of the Labor Party and the
National Regeneration Movement The National Regeneration Movement (), commonly referred to by its syllabic abbreviation Morena (), is a major left-wing political party in Mexico, often described as oscillating between social democracy and populism. As of 2023, it is the la ...
party. In 2013 she was a candidate for councilor of
Fresnillo Fresnillo () is a city in north central Mexico, founded in 1554 by Francisco de Ibarra. It is the second largest city in Zacatecas state and the seat of Fresnillo municipality. As a rail and highway junction, Fresnillo is the center of a rich ...
. In the 2015 federal elections, she was elected as a substitute for Alicia Barrientos Pantoja, federal deputy for the 12th district of Mexico City, based in the Cuauhtémoc delegation. From 2015 to 2018 she was general director of social development in the Cuauhtémoc delegation during the administration of Ricardo Monreal. In the 2021 federal elections, she was elected as a federal deputy in the LXV Legislature of the
Congress of the Union The Congress of the Union (, ), formally known as the General Congress of the United Mexican States (''Congreso General de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos''), is the legislature of the federal government of Mexico. It consists of two chambers: t ...
representing District 1 of Zacatecas, based in
Fresnillo Fresnillo () is a city in north central Mexico, founded in 1554 by Francisco de Ibarra. It is the second largest city in Zacatecas state and the seat of Fresnillo municipality. As a rail and highway junction, Fresnillo is the center of a rich ...
. Within the congress she is secretary of the Social Security Commission and of the Social Economy and Cooperative Development Commission.


Controversies

On July 19, 2015, she was arrested along with two other women at the Tapachula International Airport,
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, in possession of one million
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s, of which they could not explain their origin or prove that they were not of illicit origin. The Attorney General's Office decided to initiate an investigation into the matter, during which Bennelly Hernández and her companion were allowed to remain free after they claimed that the money was intended to finance the activities of the
National Regeneration Movement The National Regeneration Movement (), commonly referred to by its syllabic abbreviation Morena (), is a major left-wing political party in Mexico, often described as oscillating between social democracy and populism. As of 2023, it is the la ...
party. Subsequently, their innocence and the lawful origin of the money were clarified.


References

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