Pedro Kumamoto
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José Pedro Kumamoto Aguilar | |
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 Kumamoto after a debate held by Ocho TV Guadalajara | |
| Member of the Congress of Jalisco from the 10th district | |
| In office 1 November 2015 – 10 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Luis Guillermo Martínez Mora |
| Succeeded by | Alejandro Pablo Torres Guízar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 26, 1990 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education |
José Pedro Kumamoto Aguilar is a Mexican political activist and politician. In 2015, he became the first independent candidate to win a seat in the Congress of Jalisco. In 2017, he ran as an independent candidate for Senate of the Republic representing Jalisco, but was not elected in the 2018 election.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Kumamoto's paternal great-grandfather was a Japanese immigrant who settled in Chiapas and married an indigenous Tzotzil woman.[2] Kumamoto holds a bachelor's degree in Cultural administration from the ITESO.[3]
Political career
[edit]In the 2015 election, he became the first independent elected to the Congress of Jalisco. He ran for Senate in the 2018 general election and received 762,000 votes, but lost the election.[4]
He founded a new party, Futuro, in 2019. In an interview, he described the party's ideology as being supportive of social democracy, environmentalism, and gender equality.[5]
In 2020, he unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Zapopan, Jalisco. He later became a city councilor in Zapopan. In 2024, he once again ran for mayor of Zapopan, having sought an alliance with Morena. He received criticism for seeking an alliance with Morena given his past criticism of the party.[4] He ultimately came in second place in the mayoral election.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Independent state legislator registers for Senate race, takes leave of absence". Guadalajara Reporter. 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
- ^ "Pedro Kumamoto, con sangre saltillense" (in Spanish). Zócalo Saltillo. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "Pedro". Kumamoto.mx.
- ^ a b Raziel, Zedryk (2024-04-13). "La metamorfosis de Pedro Kumamoto: del movimiento independiente a su alianza con Morena". El País México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-23.
- ^ O’Boyle, Brendan O’Boyle (2019-08-01). "Q&A: Pedro Kumamoto on the Future of Independent Politics in Mexico". Americas Quarterly. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
- ^ Vázquez, Olivia (2024-06-09). "No le ayudó la alianza con Morena: Kumamoto perdió la alcaldía de Zapopan y Futuro se quedaría sin registro". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-23.
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