Gerardo Novelo Osuna

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Novelo and the second or maternal family name is Osuna.

Gerardo Novelo Osuna is a Mexican businessman and politician. From December 6, 2018, until March 28, 2022, he was a first-format senator of the Republic replacing Jaime Bonilla Valdez in the LXIV Legislature of the Congress of the Union.^[1]

Gerardo Novelo Osuna
Senator of the Congress of the Union for Baja California
Owner of Estero Beach Hotel & Resort
Incumbent
Assumed office December 6, 2018
Preceded by	Jaime Bonilla Valdez
In office 6 December 2018 – 28 March 2022
Preceded by	Jaime Bonilla Valdez
Succeeded by	Jaime Bonilla Valdez
Personal details
Born	Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Political party	Morena
Spouse	Monica Buelna Pesqueira
Children	Andres Novelo, Hannia Novelo, Ivanna Novelo
Occupation	Politician

Early years

He was born in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.^[2] He studied business administration at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California. He has been an entrepreneur, focused on the hotel industry.^[3] He is the brother of Marco Antonio Novelo Osuna, municipal president of Ensenada from 2016 to 2019 for the Institutional Revolutionary Party.^[4]

Senator of the Republic

In the 2018 federal elections he was nominated as alternate for Jaime Bonilla Valdez, candidate for senator of the republic for the state of Baja California. After the elections, he obtained the first formula seat. On December 6, 2018, Bonilla Valdez requested a leave of absence from office to run for governor in the 2019 Baja California state elections. Gerardo Novelo Osuna took the senator seat in his place.^[4] Within congress he held the position of secretary of the border and immigration affairs committee.^[1]

In March 2023, Jaime Bonilla Valdez formally returned to be senator of the republic.^[5]