She began her political involvement through social organizations linked to the feminist and student movements. In 2018, she served as spokesperson for Coordinadora 8M and played a prominent role during the feminist mobilizations of that year. In 2019, she was elected president of the Federation of Students of the University of Chile (FECH), becoming the first transgender woman to hold that position. She was a member of the
Comunes Party, where she served as vice-president between July 2021 and May 2022. In May 2021, she ran as a candidate for the Constitutional Convention elections representing District No. 10 as part of the
Apruebo Dignidad list, obtaining 12,533 votes (2.96% of valid votes), though she was not elected. In November 2021, she was elected Deputy for District No. 10, representing the communes of
Santiago,
Providencia,
Ñuñoa,
Macul,
San Joaquín, and
La Granja in the
Santiago Metropolitan Region, for the legislative term 2022–2026. She obtained 26,180 votes, equivalent to 5.73% of valid votes, becoming the first transgender person elected to the
Chamber of Deputies in Chile. On 21 December 2022, she resigned from the Comunes Party and announced her incorporation into Convergencia Social. Since July 2024, she has been a member of the
Frente Amplio Party. == References ==