From
Midland, Texas, Estrada moved with her two daughters to
New York City's
Bronx borough in 1982. She is
Mexican American. At the time, she sat on
Bronx Community Board 11 and was a civilian advisor for the
New York City Police (NYPD)
Explorers.
2025 New York City mayoral election In 2025, she ran in the
New York City mayoral election as the candidate for the
Conservative Party. New York City's unique system of
electoral fusion often sees the Conservative Party cross-endorse
Republican Party candidates, as they did at the
2013 and
2017 mayoral elections. In Estrada's words, "Pat McManus, the chairman [of the
Bronx County Conservative Party], called me and said, Irene, if you want this slot, it's yours. So I said, I'll pray on it. And the Lord said, Take it." As part of her 2025 mayoral campaign, Estrada focused on issues of public safety, promising to "preserve" the NYPD and restore respect for law enforcement, stating that Democratic mayoral candidate
Zohran Mamdani would "dismantle" such respect. She has sat on the clergy council of the NYPD's 49th precinct, and currently serves as a spiritual adviser to the Policewomen's Endowment Association. ==Personal life==