Ze begon haar politieke carrière in het parlement van Tlaxcala van 1974 tot 1977 en later had ze meerdere malen zitting in de Kamer van Afgevaardigden. ###>She began her political career at the age of 21 as a Tlaxcala state deputy (1974–77) and then served as advisor for the Governor of Tlaxcala (1978–80).