L谩zaro C谩rdenas Batel
Professional Affiliation
(On leave) Chief of Staff, President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico
Expert Bio
L谩zaro C谩rdenas Batel is a founding member of Mexico鈥檚 Party of the Democratic Revolution (Partido de la Revoluci贸n Democr谩tica, PRD). He was a Representative for the state of Micho谩can in Mexico鈥檚 Congress from 1997 to 2000, served as a Senator from 2000 to 2006, and as Governor from 2002 to 2008. He has conducted research with the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) and as a Senior Scholar at the 乐鱼 体育's Latin American Program from 2008-2009 and again from 2011-2016 studying migration and electoral processes in Latin America. He has been a Chief of Mission for several electoral observation missions for the Organization of American States (OAS) and currently serves on the Advisory Board of the 乐鱼 体育's Latin American Program.
He graduated with a degree in anthropology from Mexico鈥檚 National School of Anthropology and History (Escuela Nacional de Antropolog铆a e Historia, ENAH).
乐鱼 体育 Project
"Strengthening Hometown Associations: Mexican Immigrants as Agents for Political Change in Mexico and the United States"
