Eva Contreras Sandoval (b. September 28, 1956 in Camotlán, Colima) is a Mexican politician affiliated to the National Action Party (PAN) who currenlty serves in the upper house of the Mexican Congress. September 28 is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Colima is a state in western Mexico. ... The National Action Party (Spanish: Partido Acción Nacional), known by the acronym PAN, is a conservative and Christian Democratic party and one of the three main political parties in Mexico. ... 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Senate (Spanish: Cámara de Senadores or Senado) is the upper house of Mexicos bicameral Congress. ... Congress (formally: Congreso de la Unión or Congress of the Union) is the legislative branch of the Mexican government. ...

Political career

Contreras served as head of the Puerto Vallarta DIF during the municipal presidency of her husband. In 2006 she was elected a member (regidora) of the municipality of Puerto Vallarta. During the 2006 congressional elections she ran as substitute senator of candidate Alberto Cárdenas Jiménez; Cárdenas won the election but left that position to join President Caderón's cabinet, thus Contreras will be serving as substitute senator during the LX and LXI Legislatures (2006–2012). Puerto Vallarta is a city in the Mexican state of Jalisco. ... The Desarrollo Integral de la Familia (DIF) (formally, Sistema Nacional para el Desarrollo Integral de la Familia) is a Mexican public institution of social assistance that focuses on strengthening and developing the welfare of the Mexican families. ... Husband may refer to: the male spouse in a marriage a husband pillow. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... For other elections in Mexico during 2006, see 2006 Mexican elections For election disputes and controversies, see Mexican general election 2006 controversies A general election was held in Mexico on Sunday, July 2, 2006. ... Alberto Cárdenas Alberto Cárdenas Jiménez (b. ... Cárdenas As a geographical name: Cuba Cárdenas, Matanzas Mexico Cárdenas, Guanajuato Cárdenas, San Luis Potosí Cárdenas, Tabasco Nicaragua Cárdenas, Nicaragua Venezuela Cárdenas, Táchira As a personal name: Lázaro Cárdenas del Río, President of Mexico Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Sol... Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa (b. ... The LX Legislature of the Congress of Mexico will be meeting from September 1, 2006, to August 31, 2009. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... 2012 (MMXII) will be a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...