Jasmine Bugarín requests at the Consulate to renounce her US citizenship in order to run for office in Nayarit

Jasmine María Bugarín Rodríguez, a candidate for Nayarit and senator on leave, formally requested to renounce her United States citizenship at the U.S. Consulate in Guadalajara, Jalisco, on October 2. The action was taken following public pressure surrounding her dual nationality as she seeks to compete in the regional election.

The situation prompted commentary from Larry Rubin, executive president of the American Society of Mexico (AmSoc), who highlighted Bugarín's case. Rubin publicly defended the status of dual nationality, asserting that holding multiple citizenships is not synonymous with disloyalty.