Kehila Ku Escalante

Kehila Abigail Ku Escalante (born September 2, 1985) is a Mexican politician. A member of the Citizens' Movement party, she is currently a member of the City Council of Guadalajara.[1] She served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2018 to 2021, representing Jalisco in the LXIV Legislature. Prior to this, she was a member of the Congress of Jalisco from 2015 to 2018.

Kehila Ku Escalante
Deputy of the Congress of the Union
In office
August 29, 2018 – August 31, 2021
Deputy of the Congress of Jalisco
In office
2015–2018
Personal details
Born
Kehila Abigail Ku Escalante

(1985-09-02) 2 September 1985
NationalityMexican
Political partyCitizens' Movement
EducationUniversity of Guadalajara
OccupationPolitician

Early life and education

She attended the Sämann University of Jalisco, receiving a bachelor's degree in 2008. In 2014, she received a master's degree in public policies from the University of Guadalajara.

Political career

From 2015 to 2018, she was a member of the Congress of Jalisco.[2] She served on the Culture Commission in the state congress.[3]

In 2018, she was elected to represent the state of Jalisco in the Chamber of Deputies in the LXIV Legislature. As a federal deputy, she voted in favor of an effort to legalize abortion in Mexico.[4] In 2020, she urged prosecutors to scrutinize businessman Carlos Servín Martínez, who approached her to request political favoritism.[5]

In 2021, she was elected to serve on the City Council of Guadalajara.[6]

References
  1. "Kehila Kú, una regidora de resultados en Guadalajara". A Fondo Jalisco (in Mexican Spanish). 2023-10-13. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  2. "SIL - Sistema de Información Legislativa-PopUp Legislador". Secretaría de Gobernación. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  3. Vázquez, Enrique (2016-01-25). "Desean llevar a la Rotonda de los Jaliscienses ilustres a Consuelito Velázquez". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  4. Osorio, Elizabeth (2018-12-24). "Comisión legislativa ve viable aborto legal en todo el país". La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  5. Elizabeth, Ríos (2020-01-25). "Kehila Ku pide a Fiscalía actuar parejo en caso Servín". El Occidental | Noticias Locales, Policiacas, sobre México, Guadalajara y el Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  6. Carapia, Fernanda (2021-06-21). "Ganan mujeres espacios en Cabildo de Guadalajara". Mural (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-23.
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