He was born in the city of Delicias, Chihuahua on the 20th day of September, 1961.
Governor Reyes Baeza holds a law degree, having graduated with honorable mention from Law School at the Autonomous University of Chihuahua, as well as having completed a certificate course of studies on Municipal Law. He has also been a member of the University’s Council, Dean of University Extension Programs and Professor at the same university.
In 1988 the people of Chihuahua elected him as Mayor of the city of Chihuahua, and was later elected to the Federal Chamber of Deputies (Congress).