Nadia Márquez, Milei's favored senator and pastor: 'Kirchnerist doctrine goes against the Bible'

Nadia Márquez, a 43-year-old senator and evangelical pastor, has emerged as a favored figure within President Javier Milei's administration, particularly by Karina Milei and the Menem cousins. Márquez, also an attorney, is seeking to become the first female governor of Neuquén. She previously served in the Chamber of Deputies and is now aiming for a Senate seat, a challenging position for the ruling party.

Márquez holds conservative views, opposing legal abortion and defining marriage strictly as "between a man and a woman." While acknowledging other unions, she believes they are "subject only to God." She navigates political disagreements, differing with her bloc leader Patricia Bullrich on the timing of a controversy involving spokesperson Manuel Adorni, though she maintains a good relationship with her.

Her office in the Senate features multiple images of President Milei, whom she believes best represents her long-held values. Márquez criticizes "social justice" as "aberrant," arguing it involves unfairly redistributing wealth. She dismisses the government's legislative setbacks, such as the private property law not passing in its original form, as normal parts of the congressional process and steps toward Milei's transformation, rather than defeats.

When questioned about the government losing the narrative on certain issues, Márquez asserted that "lies always run faster, but truth triumphs." She contrasted the past, when criticizing social justice was taboo, with the present, where society increasingly questions its fairness. She believes the opposition's claims, like Milei wanting to sell organs, are lies used to manipulate and instill fear, but ultimately, truth will prevail.