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Mayteé Iraheta
Iraheta in 2018
Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador from Sonsonate
In office
1 May 2015 – 1 May 2021
Personal details
BornMayteé Gabriela Iraheta Escalante
(1988-07-13) 13 July 1988 (age 38)
Sonsonate, El Salvador
PartyNationalist Republican Alliance
EducationJosé Matías Delgado University
OccupationPolitician, lawyer

Mayteé Gabriela Iraheta Escalante (born 13 July 1988) is a Salvadoran politician and lawyer who served as a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador from the Sonsonate Department from 2015 to 2021. She is a member of the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA). Iraheta is ARENA's presidential candidate in the 2027 presidential election.

Early life

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Mayteé Gabriela Iraheta Escalante was born on 13 July 1988 in Sonsonate, El Salvador. Iraheta attended the José Matías Delgado University from 2005 to 2011 and graduated as a Bachelor of Laws. From 2006 to 2015, Iraheta participated in various seminars covering topics such as women in leadership positions, communications, finance, and tourism, among others.[1]

From 2008 to 2014, Iraheta was a presenter for the "Buenos Días Familia" (Good Morning Family) television show on Channel 8. At some point, she also hosted the "Mujer de Hoy" (Women of Today) podcast. From 2010 to 2011, Iraheta led public relations for the Ecuadorian embassy in El Salvador. From 2012 to 2014, she taught the Complementary Training Course in Social Behavior (Etiquette and Civility) at the José Matías Delgado University. In June 2013, the Helen Keller Foundation of El Salvador recognized Iraheta for "outstanding work and exemplary overcoming adversity" ("destacada labor y ejemplo de superación").[1] In January 2016, Iraheta received a certificate of citation from Philip Ramos, a member of the New York State Assembly, for inspiring young people to seek a better future.[1]

Political career

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In 2015, Iraheta was elected as a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador from the Sonsonate Department as a member of the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA).[2] She became the legislator's youngest female member at the age of 26.[3] She was re-elected in 2018.[2] Iraheta was the secretary of the legislature's Committee on Family, Children and Adolescents, Senior Citizens, and Persons with Disabilities; she was also a member of the Committee on Environment and Climate Change and the Committee on Economy. Iraheta was a member of the United Nations Development Programme-organized Parliamentarians Forum on Tobacco Control in 2019. That same year, she participated in the Environmental Forum during British Week 2019.[1] She ran for re-election in 2021[4] but lost her seat during a Nuevas Ideas landslide in which ARENA only won 1 seat in Sonsonate.[5]

On 26 July 2026, Iraheta was nominated as ARENA's presidential candidate for the 2027 presidential election. Verónica Henríquez, an agronomist, is her running-mate.[6]

Electoral history

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Year Office Type Party Main opponent Party Votes for Iraheta Result Swing
Total % P. ±%
2015 Deputy of the Legislative Assembly General ARENA N/A ? N/A Won N/A
2018 Deputy of the Legislative Assembly General ARENA N/A ? N/A Won N/A
2021 Deputy of the Legislative Assembly General ARENA N/A ? N/A Lost N/A
2027 President of El Salvador General ARENA Nayib Bukele NI To be determined N/A TBD

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mayteé Iraheta – Diputada de Sonsonate" [Mayteé Iraheta – Deputy from Sonsonate] (PDF). Legislative Assembly of El Salvador (in Spanish). April 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 "ARENA Presenta a Mayteé Iraheta y Verónica Henríquez como Precandidatas a la Presidencia y Vicepresidencia" [ARENA Presents Mayteé Iraheta and Verónica Henríquez as Pre-Candidates to the Presidency and Vice Presidency]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). 26 July 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  3. ↑ Tobar, Alex (26 July 2026). "Mayteé Iraheta Afirma que su Campaña Presidencial Será Financiada por los "Hermanos Areneros"" [Mayteé Iraheta Affirms that Her Presidential Campaign Will Be Financed by "Arenero Brothers"]. Diario la Huella (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "ARENA Ratifica a Candidatos a Diputados y Alcaldes para Elecciones 2021" [ARENA Ratifies Candidates for Deputies and Mayors for the 2021 Elections]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 27 September 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Estos son los Diputados Electos que Asumirán el Cargo a Partir del Uno de Mayo" [These Are the Elected Deputies Who Will Assume Office Beginning on the 1st of May]. Diario la Huella (in Spanish). 2 March 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "ARENA Presenta a Mayteé Iraheta como Candidata Presidencial para 2027" [ARENA Presents Mayteé Iraheta as Presidential Candidate for 2027]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 26 July 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
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