In an interview with the LA NACIÓN newspaper, senate candidate from Boyacá, Jhon Amaya, outlined his proposals centered on five main causes to transform the country from Congress. A native of Socha with experience in technology and open government, Amaya emphasizes education, technology, and decentralization as pillars to break poverty cycles and empower regions. He invited Huila residents to support him on March 8 in the Alianza Verde coalition.
Jhon Amaya, an electronics engineer from Boyacá born in Socha, is running for Senate with a proposal he calls 'the Greater Colombia.' In an interview with LA NACIÓN published on February 7, 2026, Amaya, a public university graduate with a master's in Information Technologies, shared his background: he served as secretary of TIC and Open Government in Boyacá, subdirector of Digital Innovation at the Colombia en Paz Fund, and advisor on communications in the Sixth Commission of Congress.
His five main causes are: first, education as a catalyst to break poverty, advocating access to basic, secondary, and higher education; second, 'TIC justice' to bring innovation to remote areas and close gaps; third, full citizenship with health, security, and a healthy environment; fourth, good living in the countryside through productive agroindustry and tertiary roads; fifth, decentralization so regions lead transformations without relying on Bogotá.
Amaya credits positive changes in Boyacá over 15 years to service-oriented politics: 'We have demonstrated that politics, when done with the purpose of serving, transforms.' The department is now one of the most educated and secure, with tourism as a main economic driver.
For Huila, he proposes strengthening health, employability, and tourism, allying with Diana Monje (House candidate) and Luz Pastrana (representative). He advocates for an AI regulation law and support for microenterprises against informality. 'If traditional politics representatives have managed to transform the territories, keep trusting them. But if not, we ask for a chance to a project with proven results,' he said. He invites voting on March 8 by marking 5 on the Alianza Verde ballot.
