[1] A member of the National Regeneration Movement, she is the first female mayor of Tijuana and the former Secretary of Municipal Education.
She attended Our Lady of Peace, a private Catholic high school in San Diego, and graduated from the Ibero-American University Tijuana with a bachelor's degree in Communications.
Before entering politics, she worked at marketing agencies and news outlets, including for TV Azteca and PSN.
Ruiz McFarland was appointed mayor of Tijuana on October 16, 2020, after then-mayor Arturo González Cruz briefly stepped down to seek the state government candidacy for his Morena political party.
Her term ended momentarily on November 5 when González resumed his mayoral duties while awaiting a decision on his nomination.