He first ran for a seat in Congress in the 2000 elections, under the Peruvian Aprista Party, but he was not elected, attaining a low share of votes as the party only gained 5 seats. He was first elected in the 2001 elections representing La Libertad and was re-elected in the 2006 elections.
In the 2000 elections, he ran for Congress under the Peruvian Aprista Party but failed to win a seat, garnering only a small percentage of votes as his party secured only five seats. He was elected to Congress in 2001 representing La Libertad and re-elected in 2006.