Indira Kempis Martínez

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

Indira Kempis Martínez
Senator of the Republic from Nuevo León Second formula
In office 1 September 2018 – 31 August 2024
Preceded by	Ivonne Álvarez
Succeeded by	Blanca Judith Díaz Delgado
Personal details
Born	(1982-08-22) 22 August 1982 (age 42) Cuautla, Morelos, Mexico
Political party	Institutional Revolutionary Party (2024–present)
Other political affiliations	Citizens' Movement (2018–2023)
Occupation	Politician

Indira Kempis Martínez (born 22 August 1982) is a Mexican politician who served as a senator from Nuevo León from 2018 to 2024. A former member of Citizens' Movement (MC), Kempis became an independent in December 2023.^[1][2] In January 2024, she joined the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) as a senator within their caucus.^[3]

Born in Cuautla, Morelos, Kempis obtained her communications degree from ITESM and subsequently earned a master's degree in public administration and policy. In 2018, she was elected to the Senate, and in 2023, she unsuccessfully contended for her party's presidential nomination for the 2024 election.^[4][5]

References

1. "Índira Kempis deja bancada de Movimiento Ciudadano en el Senado". El Universal. 21 December 2023.
2. República, Senado de la. "Senadora Indira Kempis Martínez". www.senado.gob.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
3. Luciano Campos Garza (19 January 2024). "La senadora Indira Kempis brinca al PRI tras su renuncia a MC". Proceso.
4. "Senadora Indira Kempis denuncia amenazas de MC, tras registrarse como aspirante a la Presidencia". El Universal. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
5. Luna, Alemao (18 November 2023). "Indira Kempis denunció que Movimiento Ciudadano le negó el registro para ser precandidata presidencial". Infobae.