Nancy Aracely Sand Giorasi (born 4 January 1964) is an Argentine teacher and politician, currently serving as National Deputy representing Corrientes Province. A member of the Justicialist Party, Sand was previously served as intendenta (mayor) of Bella Vista from 2009 to 2013, and as member of the Provincial Senate from 2015 to 2019.
Sand was a member of the Bella Vista City Council from 2001 to 2005, and later served as secretary of the Chamber of Senators of Corrientes Province from 2005 to 2009.[1] She ran for the mayoralty of Bella Vista in 2009 under the "Frente de Todos por el Cambio" coalition; she won the election with 56.74% of the vote. Sand was the first member of the Justicialist Party to win a local election in Bella Vista in 36 years.[3]
From 2013 to 2015, she was Secretary of Community Development of the Corrientes municipal government. In 2015, she was elected to the Chamber of Senators of Corrientes.[4] She resigned from her seat in the Senate on 28 November 2019.[5]
During her 2019–2023 term, Sand formed part of the parliamentary commissions on Population and Human Development, Education, Regional Economies and Development, Mercosur, and Municipal Affairs.[1] She was an opponent of the legalization of abortion in Argentina, voting against the 2020 Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy bill that passed the Chamber.[7]
