Sonia Rocha Acosta

Sonia Rocha Acosta (born 30 March 1978) is a Mexican politician and attorney from Querétaro. A member of the National Action Party (PAN), she was elected to the federal Chamber of Deputies in 2018. From 2015 to 2018, she was a Senator from Querétaro.

Education Sonia Rocha Acosta has a degree in law and a master's degree in state and municipal public administration from the Autonomous University of Querétaro.

Early career Rocha Acosta first became involved in PAN at age 16 as a member of the party's youth group. In 2003, she joined the office of the inspector of the Querétaro attorney general. Following Domínguez's leave of absence to mount a candidacy for Governor of Querétaro, she went on to replace him as a member of the Senate on 3 March 2015.

As a Senator, she pushed a proposal to require all members of Congress to have a higher education degree. she was re-elected to the same seat in the 2021 midterms. Her headquarters is in the city of Cadereyta de Montes. She became a member of PAN's national council in 2021. Rocha Acosta chose not to seek reelection for the Chamber of Deputies during the 2024 Mexican general election, and instead ran to be a substitute for PAN Senate candidate Guadalupe Murguía Gutiérrez.

Political views Rocha Acosta and fellow PAN deputy Madeleine Bonnafoux Alcaraz were reported to be supporters of the National Front for the Family coalition, which opposes the legalization of abortion in Mexico. Rocha Acosta criticized comments by Morena federal deputy Miroslava Sánchez, who led the Health Commission in the Chamber of Deputies, that suggested there is a consensus among parties to legalize abortion.