Stephanie Jeldrez

Stéphanie Jeldrez Ortiz is a Chilean politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, representing the 1st District (Arica & Parinacota) for the 2026–2030 legislative term, under the banner of the Republican Party.

Jéldrez is a native of the Arica y Parinacota Region, working as a teacher and local public employee before entering politics.

Early life and education She was born in Arica on 12 November 1984, the daughter of Héctor Antonio Jéldrez Durán and Nancy de Lourdes Ortiz Saavedra.

Between 2003 and 2008 she studied History and Geography Education at the University of Tarapacá.

She later obtained a master's degree in Disaster Risk Management from the Catholic University of Murcia in Spain.

Political career During the 2021–2022 Chilean constitutional process, she served as a spokesperson for the campaign Con mi plata no.

In the 2024 municipal elections she ran for mayor of Arica, obtaining 24,614 votes, equivalent to 18.89% of the total votes cast, but was not elected.

In the parliamentary elections of 16 November 2025 she ran for deputy for the 1st District of the Arica y Parinacota Region, representing the Republican Party within the Cambio por Chile coalition. She was elected with 12,461 votes, equivalent to 9.22% of the total valid votes cast.