Pedro Kumamoto

José Pedro Kumamoto Aguilar is a Mexican political activist who in 2015 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 he was not elected.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Kumamoto and the second or maternal family name is Aguilar.
José Pedro Kumamoto Aguilar
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 byLuis Guillermo Martínez Mora
Succeeded byAlejandro Pablo Torres Guízar
Personal details
Born (1990-01-26) January 26, 1990
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Political partyIndependent
Alma materWestern Institute of Technology and Higher Education

Early life and education

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]

References
  1. Staff, GR. "Independent state legislator registers for Senate race, takes leave of absence". theguadalajarareporter.net. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  2. "Pedro Kumamoto, con sangre saltillense" (in Spanish). Zócalo Saltillo. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  3. "Pedro". Kumamoto.mx.


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