Alejandra León Gastélum

Alejandra del Carmen León Gastélum (born 9 June 1976) is a Mexican politician who is currently Senator from the State of Baja California.^[1] She is a member of Morena, having previously served in the Senate as a member of the Labor Party and the Citizens' Movement.

Alejandra León Gastélum
Senator of the Congress of the Union for Baja California
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 September 2018 Serving with Gerardo Novelo Osuna and Gina Cruz Blackledge
Preceded by	Víctor Hermosillo y Celada
Personal details
Born	Alejandra del Carmen León Gastélum (1976-06-09) 9 June 1976 (age 49)
Political party	Morena
Other political affiliations	PT Citizens' Movement
Education	Mexicali Institute of Technology
Occupation	Politician

Education

She graduated from Mexicali Institute of Technology.

Career

She has served as Senator from Baja California since 2018. In April 2021, she resigned from MORENA and joined the Labor Party.^[2] She later joined the Citizens' Movement and was a regional coordinator for the party in 2024.^[3] In April 2024, she rejoined MORENA.^[4]

As a member of the Senate, she has been a leading advocate for Armenian genocide recognition. In 2022, she introduced a Point of Agreement in the Senate to recognize the genocide, which was approved by the body in a unanimous Senate vote in 2023.^[5] In April 2023, she and fellow Senator Indira Kempis Martínez met with Armenian president Vahagn Khachaturyan regarding the blockade of the Lachin corridor.^[6]