Antonio García Conejo (born 5 September 1971) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the
Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD).
Career
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
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Description
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to represent
Michoacán
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's
11th district during the
62nd session of
Congress
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. On 11 December 2013, García made headlines when, amidst the debate about in Congress, he stripped off his clothes.
In the
2018 general election he was elected on the PRD ticket to the
Senate
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for the state of Michoacán.
In March 2024 he resigned from the PRD and aligned himself with the
National Regeneration Movement (Morena).
Personal life
García Conejo is the half brother of
Silvano Aureoles Conejo, who served as
governor of Michoacán from 2015 to 2021.
References
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1971 births
Living people
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Mexico) for Michoacán
Party of the Democratic Revolution politicians
Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo alumni
Members of the Congress of Michoacán
Members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico) for Michoacán
Deputies of the LXII Legislature of Mexico
Senators of the LXIV and LXV Legislatures of Mexico