. ▁ ▁Ch ac ón ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁Small ▁Business ▁Administration ▁regional ▁director ▁by ▁President ▁Jimmy ▁Carter ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁She ▁served ▁until ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁Ch ac ón ▁res igned ▁due ▁to ▁" polit ical ▁inf ight ing ▁over ▁her ▁qual ifications ." ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁appointed ▁to ▁serve ▁on ▁the ▁commission ▁to ▁UN ES CO . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁she ▁served ▁two ▁terms ▁on ▁the ▁El ▁Pas o ▁City ▁Council . ▁In ▁her ▁first ▁race ▁for ▁al der man , ▁she ▁won ▁against ▁the ▁inc umb ent , ▁David ▁Esc obar . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁His pan ic ▁woman ▁to ▁become ▁an ▁El ▁Pas o ▁al der man . ▁She ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Texas ▁Women ' s ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Ch ac ón ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁an ▁El ▁Pas o ▁County ▁Judge , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁that ▁capacity . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁His pan ic ▁person ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁judge ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁years . ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁judge ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁when ▁she ▁lost ▁a ▁primary ▁challenge ▁to ▁Ch uck ▁Mat to x . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁an ▁elementary ▁school ▁in ▁Y s le ta ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁her : ▁the ▁A lic ia