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Antonio García Conejo

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Antonio García Conejo
García Conejo in 2018
Senator of the Congress of the Union
for Michoacán
Assumed office
1 September 2021
Preceded byMarco Trejo Pureco
In office
1 September 2018 – 4 March 2021
Preceded byRaúl Morón Orozco
Succeeded byMarco Trejo Pureco
Personal details
Born (1971-09-05) 5 September 1971 (age 53)
Carácuaro, Michoacán, Mexico
Political partyPRD
EducationUMSNH
OccupationPolitician

Antonio García Conejo (born 5 September 1971) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD).

Career

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García Conejo was born in Carácuaro, Michoacán, in 1971. He was elected the municipal president of Huetamo, Michoacán, for the 2004–2007 term, and he sat in the Congress of Michoacán from 2007 to 2011.

In the 2012 general election he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies to represent Michoacán's 11th district during the 62nd session of Congress.[1] On 11 December 2013, García made headlines when, amidst the debate about energy reform [es] in Congress, he stripped off his clothes.[2]

In the 2018 general election he was elected on the PRD ticket to the Senate for the state of Michoacán.[3]

In March 2024 he resigned from the PRD and aligned himself with the National Regeneration Movement (Morena).[4]

Personal life

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García Conejo is the half brother of Silvano Aureoles Conejo, who served as governor of Michoacán from 2015 to 2021.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Perfil: Dip. Antonio García Conejo, LXII Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Video: Diputado se desnuda durante el debate de la Reforma Energética". Aristegui Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Perfil: Sen. Antonio García Conejo, LXV Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b Martínez Morelia, Guadalupe. "Hermano de Silvano Aureoles abandona PRD y va con Morena". El Sol de Morelia | Noticias Locales, Policiacas, sobre México, Michoacán y el Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  5. ^ "La investigación federal a Silvano Aureoles se extiende también a medios hermanos". SinEmbargo MX (in Spanish). 5 May 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2024.