Martha Leticia Sosa Govea (born November 25, 1950) is a Mexican politician from Colima affiliated with the National Action Party who has served as

municipal president A ''presidente municipal'' (English: "municipal president") is the chief of government of municipios in Mexico. This title was also used in the Philippines under the Spanish and American colonization; it is comparable to a mayor of the town or city ...

(mayor) of the city of Manzanillo and as senator. In 2006 she was elected to serve in the

Senate of Mexico The Senate of the Republic, ( es, Senado de la República) constitutionally Chamber of Senators of the Honorable Congress of the Union ( es, Cámara de Senadores del H. Congreso de la Unión), is the upper house of Mexico's bicameral Congres ...

for a six-year term. She left the Senate to run for governor of the state of Colima. In 2009 she was designated the PAN candidate for the

2009 Colima state election A local election was scheduled to be held in the Mexican state of Colima on Sunday, July 5, 2009. Voters went to the polls to elect, on the local level: *the Governor of Colima *municipal presidents (mayors) to serve for a three-year term. *Loc ...

. Sosa was defeated by the PRI candidate.

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Politicians from Colima Municipal presidents in Colima Members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico) National Action Party (Mexico) politicians Women members of the Senate of the Republic (Mexico) Women mayors of places in Mexico 1950 births Living people 21st-century Mexican politicians 21st-century Mexican women politicians {{Mexico-mayor-stub