David Sánchez Camacho (born 20 October 1963) is a Mexican politician from

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. A member of the

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(PRD) Sánchez serves as deputy in the

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to which he was elected in 2006. He had previously been a member of the

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. Sánchez is one of the few openly

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politicians in México.

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