José Yunes Zorrilla

For the Spanish Romance poet and dramatist, see José Zorrilla.
José Francisco Yunes Zorrilla
Born (1969-09-25) 25 September 1969 (age 55)
Perote, Veracruz, Mexico
OccupationPolitician
Political partyPRI

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

  1. ^ "Perfil: Sen. José Francisco Yunes Zorrilla, LXII Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Perfil: Dip. José Francisco Yunes Zorrilla, LXV Legislatura". Sistema de Información Legislativa (SIL). SEGOB. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  4. ^ Sánchez, Iván (9 June 2024). "Rocío Nahle obtiene constancia de mayoría a la gubernatura de Veracruz". La Jornada. Retrieved 14 July 2024.


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