The following is a list of assassinations (26) of politicians during the term in office of President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum, which started on 1 October 2024.
2024 NamePolitical affiliationDatePositionNotesFrancisco Tapia Gutiérrezn/d3 October General secretary of the municipal government of Chilpancingo, GuerreroShot three days after taking office.Alejandro Arcos CatalánPRD6 October Municipal president of Chilpancingo de los Bravo, GuerreroAbducted and decapitated after six days in office.Román Ruiz BohórquezNo party(planilla blanca)12 October Municipal president of Candelaria Loxicha, OaxacaStabbed in an "interpersonal dispute".Benito Aguas AtlahuaPVEM 9 December Federal deputy for the 18th district of VeracruzShot in the municipality of Zongolica, Veracruz; another man was also killed.Jesús Franco LárragaMorena15 December Municipal president of Tancanhuitz, San Luis PotosíIntercepted by gunmen while driving; the three other occupants of the vehicle were also killed.
2025 NamePolitical affiliationDatePositionNotesCarlos Neri RodríguezPVEM7 February Secretary of the municipal government and aspiring mayoral candidate in Paso del Macho, VeracruzAbducted, along with his brother, in Camarón de Tejeda, Veracruz; both found dead the following day.José Luis PerrieraPRI28 April General secretary of the municipal council of Teocaltiche, JaliscoShot and killed while dining at a restaurant.Germán Anuar ValenciaMORENA29 AprilMayoral candidate in Coxquihui, VeracruzKilled when gunmen attacked his campaign headquarters; at least five bystanders were wounded.Bladimir García Soriano6 MayDirector of public works in Ixtaczoquitlán, VeracruzShot dead upon leaving his home in Córdoba, Veracruz.Cecilia RuvalcabaMC9 May Municipal councilwoman for Teocaltiche, JaliscoShot by three masked gunmen at the community hospital she worked at in the early morning hours of 9 May.Yesenia LaraMORENA11 May Mayoral candidate for Texistepec, VeracruzShot at a campaign event alongside three supporters.Mario Hernández García15 May Municipal president of Santiago Amoltepec, Oaxaca Ambushed on a highway near the municipal seat. Two police officers were also killed. Ximena Guzmán CuevasMORENA20 May Private secretary (Guzmán) and adviser (Muñoz) to Head of Government Clara BrugadaShot dead in morning rush-hour traffic by a gunman on Calzada de Tlalpan in Mexico City.José Muñoz VegaMORENAIsaías Rojas RamírezPT2 June Municipal president of Metlatónoc, GuerreroDied in hospital after being shot on Federal Highway 95D on 28 May.Salvador Bastida GarcíaPT5 June Municipal president of Tacámbaro, MichoacánDied in hospital after being shot outside his home in Tacámbaro. His bodyguard was also killed.Lilia Gema García SotoMORENA15 June Municipal president of San Mateo Piñas, OaxacaGunmen attacked the city hall, killing García Soto and another member of her administration. Two police officers were also injured.Martha Laura Mendoza MendozaMORENA–PT17 June Municipal president of Tepalcatepec, MichoacánShot outside her home in central Tepalcatepec. Her husband was also killed and a son was seriously wounded.Ignacio Alejandro Roaro AguilarPAN5 July Secretary of the municipal government and former municipal president of Apaseo el Alto, GuanajuatoShot while playing basketball in a public park; another municipal official was injured.Miguel Bahena SolórzanoPVEM20 OctoberMunicipal president of Pisaflores, HidalgoShot by men on a motorcycle in the village of La Estancia.Carlos Manzo RodríguezIndependent1 NovemberMunicipal president of Uruapan, MichoacánShot during a Day of the Dead festival in Uruapan's city center.Juan Carlos Mezhua CamposIndependent23 NovemberFormer mayor of Zongolica, Veracruz, and aspiring candidate for governor of VeracruzShot at his lime kiln in Piedras Blancas
2026 NamePolitical affiliationDatePositionNotesLucía Guadalupe Mora ÁvalosMORENA12 May Party coordinator in Valle de Allende, ChihuahuaShot outside her home.Joel Bravo MartínezPAN13 JuneMunicipal president of San Miguel Amatitlán, OaxacaShot outside his home.Benjamín Medrano QuezadaPRI7 JulyFormer municipal president of Fresnillo, ZacatecasShot in Guadalajara, Jalisco.Ignacio Castrejón ValdezPANFormer municipal president of Sombrerete, ZacatecasOne of the ten bodies found in Zacatecas on 18 July.Valentín Lavín MorenoPVEM22 JulyMunicipal president of Temoac, MorelosShot inside the municipal palace.Zenyazen Escobar GarcíaMORENAFederal deputy for the 16th federal electoral district of VeracruzShot, body found in Puente Nacional, Veracruz.Amy Navarrete ArriolaPVEM8 September Former candidate for mayor of Matías Romero, Oaxaca; prospective candidate in the 2027 municipal elections.Shot at a community festival in Paso Guayabo; her photographer and another man were also killed.
See also Mexican drug war List of politicians killed in the Mexican drug war List of politicians killed during the presidency of Andrés Manuel López Obrador
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