When was correa elected

He accuses his country's judges of complicity and hit out at the sentence. Pure false testimony without evidence," he wrote on Twitter.

He was found guilty of accepting funds from private businesses for his election campaign in return for state contracts. Amongst the others sentenced on Tuesday was former vice president Jorge Glas, who since has been serving a six-year prison sentence in a separate case for accepting a bribe from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht.

Glas was vice-president under Correa from before he was re-elected under current President Lenin Moreno, only to be suspended several months later over the Odebrecht scandal. In any case, Ecuador 's constitution bars those convicted of bribery, illicit enrichment and embezzlement from standing for public office, meaning Correa's political career is finished.

The former leader said he was "concerned" for his colleagues, adding: "For sure we'll win an appeal at the international level because all this is ridiculous. Alexis Mera, the former legal secretary to the presidency under Correa, said he would appeal his own conviction, claiming it was "full of lies. Contact our sales team. House California District 46 on March 3, House California District 46 on November 6, House California District 46 on June 5, Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic.

Incumbent Loretta Sanchez D did not seek re-election in She instead sought election to California's U. Senate seat in Correa won re-election to the 34th District seat in He had no primary opposition. He defeated Republican Lucille Kring in the November 2 general election. Correa won in a close race finishing with 56, votes barely edging out his opponent Lynn Daucher who finished with 55, votes.

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On Jan. In a statement, Correa said, "While this diagnosis will prevent me from attending the much-anticipated inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, I look forward to working with the new administration to unite our country and help the millions of people devastated by the pandemic.

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What's on your ballot? Jump to: navigation , search. Democratic Party. Official website. Official Facebook. Official Twitter. Official Instagram. Campaign website. Campaign Facebook. Personal Facebook. Voted Yea on: Agriculture and Nutrition Act of Conference report HR 2 Bill Passed on December 12, Proposed providing funding for commodity support, conservation, trade and international food aid, nutrition assistance, farm credit, rural development, research and extension activities, forestry, horticulture, and crop insurance through fiscal year Voted Nay on: Agriculture and Nutrition Act of HR 2 second vote Bill Passed on June 21, Proposed providing funding for commodity support, conservation, trade and international food aid, nutrition assistance, farm credit, rural development, research and extension activities, forestry, horticulture, and crop insurance.

It also proposed modifying the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, previously known as the food stamp program. Voted Nay on: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act HR 36 Bill Passed on October 3, Proposed amending the federal criminal code to make it a crime for any person to perform or attempt to perform an abortion if the probable post-fertilization age of the fetus was 20 weeks or more.

The bill provided exceptions for an abortion: 1 that was necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman, or 2 when the pregnancy was the result of rape or incest.

Voted Nay on: Kate's Law HR Bill Passed on June 29, Proposed increasing criminal penalties for individuals in the country illegally who were convicted of certain crimes, deported, and then re-entered the U.

Voted Nay on: No Sanctuary for Criminals Act HR Bill Passed on June 29, Proposed withholding federal funds from states and localities that chose not to follow federal immigration laws.

HR Bill Passed on January 22, Proposed providing further continuing appropriations through February 8, HR Bill Passed on January 18, Proposed providing further continuing appropriations through February 16, Voted Nay on: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year , and for other purposes HJ Res Bill Passed on December 7, Proposed funding the government until December 22, This bill proposed adopting the Senate's budget resolution. Lasso is running for president for the third time.

After a lucrative career in banking, he held short stints in government in the late s and early s, first as governor of Guayas province, then economy minister and itinerant ambassador. Some say he lacks charisma and struggles to connect with voters.

Voters may still hold Lasso responsible for the financial crisis, during which he was economy minister. Business elites, social conservatives and the center-right. Lasso has strong support in Quito, and his alliance with the PSC will bring him support from Guayaquil.