The PRI governors

Abstract

At present, very little is known about the governors in Mexico, either those of the PRI or their opposition breathren. The purpose of this paper is to partially rectify this situation, at least for the PRI governors, by presenting a study of the PRI state executives that examines what kind of careers they have had, whether they were primarily political actors in the national arena, or state level politicians prior to reaching the Governor's mansion, what kind of experience they have had in the Party, or in the legislative branch, and finally, what kinds of states have had which types of governors. With this empirical "picture" of the PRI governors (and PRI candidates for governor who lost out to the opposition), some basic hypotheses about how governors are chosen will be tested.