sentences:  In 1997 Cuauhtemoc Cárdenas designated her as Secretary of Social Development in the government of the Mexican Federal District; she then served (1998–2000) as Secretary of Finance in the Mexican Federal District.From 2000 to 2003 she served in the Legislative Assembly of the Mexican Federal District.In 2003 she was elected borough mayor ("Jefe Delegacional") of Venustiano Carranza.