Only 1 in 10 Mayorial Candidates is Female
La Nacion 1 December 2006
Of 375 candidates, only 45 are womean, PAC has the most: 11; then the PLN with 9; the Libertarians with 6. In just 4 of the 81 cities are 2 women running.
TSE magistrate Eugenia Zamora, commented that unfortunately women will not get fair representation among the country’s mayors, however “They are the ones who know better the problems in communities. ”.
“Many women would like to be popular representatives, but men run the party structures.”, she said.
Candidates for Mayor by Party and City
Candidatas a alcalde por partido
PAC (Acción Ciudadana)
Alajuelita Yamileth Torres D.
Dota Rosa Inés Elizondo Fallas
Curridabat Marta Cecilia Robles Martínez
Alfaro Ruiz Denia del Pilar Rojas Jiménez
Santa Bárbara Ana Cecilia Solís Ugalde
Flores Jenny Alfaro Chávez
Santa Cruz María Rosa Angulo A.
Tilarán Sandra Araya Badilla
Puntarenas Laura María Garro S.
Golfito Myriam Jiménez Moya
Garabito Andrea Alvarado V.
PLN (Liberación Nacional)
Desamparados Mauren Fallas F.
Montes de Oca Sabrina Hidalgo Rojas
Turrubares Xinia María Madrigal Bustamante
Alajuela Joyce Mary Zurcher Blen
Oreamuno Xinia María Ulloa S.
Barva Mercedes Hernández M.
San Isidro Elvia Dicciana Villalobos Arguello
Cañas Katia María Solórzano H.
Puntarenas Agnes Gómez F.
Libertarian Movement
Goicoechea Rosibel Salazar M.
Poás Ana Marisma Rodríguez A.
La Unión Sandra Leticia Soto Soto
Heredia Karla Rodríguez González
San Rafael Marlen Mora Bogantes
Matina Sonia Villagra Vidaurre
National Union
Tibás Mayra González León
Naranjo María Elena Gonzalo V.
Matina Silvia Chavarría Camacho
PUSC (Unidad SocialCristiana)
Pérez Zeledón Rosibel Ramos Madrigal
Heredia Aracelly Salas Eduarte, San Pablo
Cañas Rosa Emilia Acevedo
Green Party
Jiménez Ana Isabel Marín Chávez
Turrialba Mauren Sánchez S.
Alvarado María Teresita Leandro Leandro
PCM (El Puente y los Caminos de Mora)
Mora Mireya Chavarría Quesada
Union for Change
Jiménez Lissette Fernández Q.
ATC (Auténtico Turrialbeño Cartaginés)
El Guarco Luz Marina Solano A.
Renovation (Renovación Costarricense)
San José Ligia Paniagua Obando.
Sun Party (Partido del Sol)
Santa Ana Marcia González A.
PIN ( Partido Integración Nacional )
Vázquez de Coronado Marianela Odilie Portugués Sánchez