[1] A member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela, he served as Mayor of the Girardot Municipality from 2008 to 2021 and was on the Consejo Legislativo del estado Aragua [es] from 2004 to 2008.

[5] In 2009, he created the state-owned enterprise "Fábrica de Sueños",[6] which provided toys for poor children in the region.

[15][16][17][18] In 2011, Bastidas' office helped form the union Plástico-Productiva Socialista, which produced water tanks, traffic cones, garbage cans, and several other plastic products.

[19] As part of his policy for renewal and urban planning, he approved the construction of markets for informal traders in Maracay.

[33] In the 2013 elections, Bastidas was re-elected as Mayor of Girardot Municipality with 51.53% of the votes, aided by support from the Great Patriotic Pole.