Office: | Deputy of the Congress of the Union |
Term Start: | August 29, 2018 |
Term End: | August 31, 2021 |
Birthname: | Kehila Abigail Ku Escalante |
Birth Date: | 1985 9, df=yes |
Education: | University of Guadalajara |
Occupation: | Politician |
Party: | Citizens' Movement |
Nationality: | Mexican |
Termend1: | 2018 |
Termstart1: | 2015 |
Office1: | Deputy of the Congress of Jalisco |
Kehila Abigail Ku Escalante (born September 2, 1985) is a Mexican politician. A member of the Citizens' Movement party, she is currently a member of the City Council of Guadalajara.[1] She served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2018 to 2021, representing Jalisco in the LXIV Legislature. Prior to this, she was a member of the Congress of Jalisco from 2015 to 2018.
She attended the Sämann University of Jalisco, receiving a bachelor's degree in 2008. In 2014, she received a master's degree in public policies from the University of Guadalajara.
From 2015 to 2018, she was a member of the Congress of Jalisco.[2] She served on the Culture Commission in the state congress.[3]
In 2018, she was elected to represent the state of Jalisco in the Chamber of Deputies in the LXIV Legislature. As a federal deputy, she voted in favor of an effort to legalize abortion in Mexico.[4] In 2020, she urged prosecutors to scrutinize businessman Carlos Servín Martínez, who approached her to request political favoritism.[5]
In 2021, she was elected to serve on the City Council of Guadalajara.[6]