TIJUANA
Gambling tycoon and former Tijuana mayor Jorge Hank Rhon is running for a third time for governor of Baja California.
He registered as a candidate in mid-January and held a press conference on Jan. 26 at his Pueblo Amigo hotel in Tijuana to announce his candidacy.
For the record:
9:27 AM, Feb. 03, 2021
Correction: This story has been updated reflect that Jorge Hank Rhon has 23 children, according to his press secretary. A previous version of the story incorrectly stated he was the father of 19.
The flamboyant 65-year-old racetrack and casino owner made unsuccessful bids for the governorship in 2007 and 2013 as a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, known by its acronym, the PRI. Hank Rhon’s press secretary, Martina Martinez, says he was only considered a potential candidate in 2013, and never made a full run for the governorship.
Flashy millionaire runs for Baja California governor for third time [The San Diego Union-Tribune]
Gambling tycoon and former Tijuana mayor Jorge Hank Rhon is running for a third time for governor of Baja California.
He registered as a candidate in mid-January and held a press conference on Jan. 26 at his Pueblo Amigo hotel in Tijuana to announce his candidacy.
The flamboyant 65-year-old racetrack and casino owner made unsuccessful bids for the governorship in 2007 and 2013 as a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, known by its acronym, the PRI. He is now running with a lesser-known but also socially conservative political party called the Encuentro Solidario Party in Baja California, or PESBC.