[1] Merodio studied business administration at the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, graduating in 2001.

[1] From 2001 to 2004, she was the President of University Students in the Professional Forum of the local chapter of the Confederación Nacional de Organizaciones Populares.

From 2004 to 2006, she headed the city's human resources department and also served as a technical secretary on a commission about low voter turnout.

[1] She also served as the secretary of the Communications Commission and on four others: Equity and Gender; Youth and Sports; National Defense; and Population, Borders and Migratory Matters.

[1] Between December 2015 and January 2016, Merodio asked for license to leave the Senate, hoping to be named the PRI gubernatorial candidate, but was eventually bypassed in favor of Enrique Serrano Escobar.