Juan Valencia Durazo Explained

Juan Valencia Durazo
Office1:Member of the Congress of Sonora
Plurinominal
Term Start1:September 2003
Term End1:September 2006
Office2:Municipal president of Granados
Term Start2:2000
Term End2:2003
Predecessor2:Francisco Julio Arvayo Ortíz
Successor2:Edgardo Durazo Durazo
Birth Place:Granados, Sonora, Mexico
Citizenship:Mexican
Spouse:Silvia María Valenzuela[1]
Children:3

Juan Bautista Valencia Durazo is a Mexican rancher and politician representing the National Action Party (PAN). He served in the LVII Legislature of the Congress of Sonora from 2003 to 2006.

Career

Valencia was born in the town of Granados, Sonora.[2] [3] A rancher by trade,[4] he served as the municipal president of Granados from 2000 to 2003.[5] In 2002, Valencia was accused of committing fraud with his land and admitted to it.[6] However, the statute of limitations had expired and he avoided any charges.[6] Valencia also claims to have been sued 17 times by Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) state legislator Lioncio Durazo Durazo.[3]

Valencia was then designated by the PAN to serve in the LVII Legislature of the Congress of Sonora from 2000 to 2003 via proportional representation.[7] [8] He introduced a bill attempting to regulate felling in the Sierra region he grew up in after noticing its devastating impact on the local vegetation.[3]

After his term ended, Valencia served as the state undersecretary of agriculture.[1] [9] He was then elected as the president of the PAN's Sonora branch in 2010, serving in the role until 2015.[10] [11]

Legal issues

In March 2015, the PRI accused the PAN gubernatorial nominee, Javier Gándara Magaña, of having illegally sold 30 hectares of municipal land in Hermosillo to Valencia during Gándara Magaña's term as municipal president.[12] The property was reportedly acquired by Valencia at a price of MXN$2 million when it was valued at approximately MXN$35 million.[12] [13] [14] In April 2018, Sonoran authorities seized properties belonging to Valencia as part of an investigation into corrupt dealings during the administration of former Governor Guillermo Padrés Elías.[15]

Valencia was arrested on 22 June 2018, one week before the,[11] [16] and jailed for 28 days at the Centro de Readaptación Social 1 de Hermosillo before being released on bail.[17] He had reportedly misappropriated more than MXN$400 million in PAN membership fees that had been deducted from the paychecks of government employees who were party members.[11] [17]

Personal life

Valencia is a Catholic and has three daughters.[2] [18] He cites Carlos Fuentes as his favorite author and Aura as his favorite work.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Muestra Sagarhpa rostro de Nuevo Sonora en Bazar navideño de DIF. Termometroenlinea.com.mx. 14 December 2009. 21 March 2023. es.
  2. News: Juan Valencia, el de Granados. Termometroenlinea.com.mx. 1 June 2010. 16 March 2023. es.
  3. News: Cerro de la campana. El Imparcial. 30 May 2004. 28 March 2023. es.
  4. News: Elías y Valencia, dos rancheros por la gubernatura. Termometroenlinea.com.mx. 3 April 2014. 20 March 2023. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20230321033205/https://www.termometroenlinea.com.mx/vernoticiashistorial.php?artid=39715. 21 March 2023. live.
  5. Web site: Ayuntamientos Electos Periodo Constitucional 2000-2003 Granados (PAN). Memoria Estadística del Proceso Electoral 2000. IEE Sonora. 18 March 2023. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20230318023357/http://ieesonora.org.mx/publicaciones/memoria2000/estadisticas/autoridades/municipal/granados.html. 18 March 2023. live.
  6. News: A Juan Valencia Durazo lo acusó el PAN. Critica.com.mx. Gaspar. Navarro Ruiz. 24 June 2018. 21 March 2023. es.
  7. Web site: Diputados ganadores por partido, incluyendo plurinominales. Proceso Electoral 2003. IEE Sonora. 19 March 2023. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20211017012446/https://www.ieesonora.org.mx/_elecciones/procesos/2003/conformacion_LVII_legislatura_2003.pdf. 17 October 2021. live.
  8. Web site: Legislaturas Anteriores. Congress of Sonora. 21 March 2023. es.
  9. News: Esperan muy buenas cosechas. InfoCajeme. 29 October 2009. 21 March 2023. es.
  10. 27 February 2010 . Es Juan Valencia nuevo líder del PAN en Sonora . Juan Valencia is the PAN's new leader in Sonora . es . 19 March 2023 . El Imparcial .
  11. News: Detienen a ex dirigente del PAN en Sonora. Informador.com.mx. 22 June 2018. 21 March 2023. es.
  12. News: No acude a debate candidato del PAN a gobierno de Sonora. Milenio. Felipe. Larios Gaxiola. 17 March 2015. 21 March 2023. es.
  13. News: Lanza PRI acusación contra Javier Gándara. El Imparcial. 24 March 2015. 21 March 2023. es.
  14. News: El cantinero de Navojoa. El Mañana de Reynosa. Raymundo. Riva Palacio. 3 June 2015. 21 March 2023. es.
  15. News: Incautan bienes a Padrés por 585 mdp. El Financiero. Brisa. Retano. 30 April 2018. 21 March 2023. es.
  16. News: Ex dirigente estatal del PAN, Juan Valencia Durazo, fue detenido y recluido en el Cereso. La Silla Rota. Mónica. Miranda. 22 June 2018. 21 March 2023. es.
  17. News: Exdirigente del PAN Sonora es liberado tras 28 días en prisión. El Financiero. Brisa. Retano. 22 July 2018. 21 March 2023. es.
  18. News: Juan Valencia Durazo. Termometroenlinea.com.mx. 29 January 2010. 16 March 2023. es.