Cynthia Hotton (born 17 January 1969) is an Argentine politician, former National Deputy and candidate for

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Early life

Cynthia Hotton was born on 17 January 1969 in

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to Arturo Hotton Risler, whose parents had emigrated to

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from

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at the beginning of the 20th century.

Political career

Hotton began her political career with

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's party,

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, which merged with

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. In March 2009, she launched the ''Valores para mi país'' party, formally breaking from the Republican Proposal in August of that same year. Hotton promoted the conservative party as being the emphatic opposition to the legalization of abortion. In May 2010, she was one of the primary opponents to

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in the

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, leading demonstrations against the passing of same-sex marriage in July. During the devising of the 2011 budget for the Government of Argentina, Hotton denounced an alleged attempt at bribery through text messages.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hotton, Cynthia Living people 1969 births Argentine anti-abortion activists Politicians from Buenos Aires Argentine people of English descent Argentine people of Australian descent Argentine evangelicals Argentine anti-communists Members of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies elected in Buenos Aires Argentine deputies 2007–2009 Argentine deputies 2009–2011 21st-century Argentine women politicians