José Yunes Zorrilla Explained

José Francisco Yunes Zorrilla
Birth Date:1969 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Perote, Veracruz, Mexico
Occupation:Politician

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] 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.[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.[3] He previously ran for the same position in 2018, but lost to Cuitláhuac García of Morena.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Perfil: Sen. José Francisco Yunes Zorrilla, LXII Legislatura . . Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) . 14 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Perfil: Dip. José Francisco Yunes Zorrilla, LXV Legislatura . . Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL) . 14 July 2024.
  3. News: Sánchez . Iván . Rocío Nahle obtiene constancia de mayoría a la gubernatura de Veracruz . 14 July 2024 . . 9 June 2024.
  4. News: Tapia Sandoval . Anayeli . Quién es Pepe Yunes, el priista que va por el segundo intento para ser gobernador . 2 June 2024 . Infobae . 22 March 2024.