Political career
Regidor was appointed comptroller of the Social Prevision Institute (IPS,Instituto de Previsión Social) of Corrientes Province in 2009. [1] In 2016,she was appointed head of the Comprehensive Attention Unit of ANSES in Corrientes Province. [3]
At the 2017 legislative election,Regidor was the first candidate in the Encuentro por Corrientes (ECO)–Cambiemos list. The list was the most voted in the province,with 55.43% of the vote,and Regidor was easily elected. [4] [5]
As national deputy,Regidor formed part of the parliamentary commissions on Pensions and Social Security,Labour Legislation,Political Trials,Families and Childhood,and Elderly People. [1] She was a vocal opponent of the legalization of abortion in Argentina,voting against the two Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy bills that were debated by the Argentine Congress in 2018 and 2020. [6] [7] During her speech during the debate on the 2018 bill,she made a controversial analogy with dogs,stating that "when our dogs get pregnant,we don't take them to the vet for them to have an abortion;we give away the pups." [8] [9] She later introduced an unsuccessful bill to establish an "early adoption" programme. [10]
In 2021,Regidor caused controversy when leaked voice notes between her and her legislative aides revealed she was extorting her staff to take up to 50% of their salaries. [11] [12] The scandal led to her taking an unpaid leave from her position in the Chamber of Deputies. [3] She also presented herself to a Corrientes tribunal for investigation. [13]
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