José Yunes Zorrilla
José Francisco Yunes Zorrilla | |
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Born | Perote, Veracruz, Mexico | 25 September 1969
Occupation | Politician |
Political party | PRI |
José Francisco Yunes Zorrilla (born 25 September 1969) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). In the 2018 general election he was elected to serve as a Senator for Veracruz in the 62nd and 63rd Congresses (2018–2024).[1][2] He also served in the Chamber of Deputies for Veracruz's 9th congressional district on three occasions — 2000–2003, 2009–2012, and 2021–2024 — and, in 1998 to 2000, was the mayor of his hometown of Perote, Veracruz.[3][2]
Yunes Zorrilla contended for the governorship of Veracruz in the 2 June 2024 election, on the Fuerza y Corazón por México coalition ticket, but lost to Rocío Nahle García of Morena.[4] He previously ran for the same position in 2018, but lost to Cuitláhuac García of Morena.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Perfil: Sen. José Francisco Yunes Zorrilla, LXII Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ a b c Tapia Sandoval, Anayeli (22 March 2024). "Quién es Pepe Yunes, el priista que va por el segundo intento para ser gobernador". Infobae. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Perfil: Dip. José Francisco Yunes Zorrilla, LXV Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ Sánchez, Iván (9 June 2024). "Rocío Nahle obtiene constancia de mayoría a la gubernatura de Veracruz". La Jornada. Retrieved 14 July 2024.