▁the ▁D irection ▁of ▁Government , ▁Private ▁secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Education , ▁Culture ▁and ▁Rec re ation , ▁and ▁auxili ary ▁secretary ▁to ▁the ▁State ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Inter ior . ▁ ▁Tw ice ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁Parliament ary ▁Deput y , ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 4 th ▁and ▁ 5 6 th ▁legisl atures , ▁in ▁the ▁latter ▁serving ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁Commission ▁of ▁the ▁H . ▁Congress ▁of ▁the ▁State . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁Under secret ary ▁for ▁Political ▁Development ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁Secret ariat . ▁He ▁coordin ated ▁Mad ra zo ' s ▁campaign ▁in ▁the ▁internal ▁election ▁of ▁the ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁Pres iden cy ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Manuel ▁And rade ▁Dia z ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁P RI ▁candidate ▁for ▁Governor ▁of ▁Tab as co . ▁ ▁As ▁governor ▁ ▁Dis put ed ▁first ▁election ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁selected ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁governor , ▁And rade ▁was ▁leading ▁in ▁the ▁pol ls ▁but ▁facing ▁opposition ▁from ▁PR D ▁candidate ▁César ▁Ra úl ▁O j eda , ▁and ▁José ▁Antonio ▁de ▁la ▁V ega ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Action ▁Party ▁( P AN ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁eight ▁other ▁cont enders . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁the ▁election , ▁both ▁And rade ▁and ▁O j eda ▁claimed ▁vict ori y ▁in ▁the ▁election . ▁However , ▁the