# Rodolfo Hernández

### Context

Hernández, a construction businessman and former mayor of Bucaramanga, reached the second round of Colombia's 2022 presidential election on an anti-establishment and anti-corruption message. (Source: [TIME — 2022-06-17](https://time.com/6188361/colombia-presidential-election-gustavo-petro-rodolfo-hernandez/).)

He lost the runoff to [Gustavo Petro](/people/gustavo-petro). (Source: [Reuters via Euronews — 2022-06-20](https://es.euronews.com/2022/06/20/colombia-elecciones-hernandez).)

### Record

In June 2024 a Colombian court sentenced Hernández at first instance to 64 months in prison for improper interest in the conclusion of contracts in the Vitalogic case; EFE reported that he intended to appeal. (Source: [EFE — 2024-06-13](https://efe.com/mundo/2024-06-13/condenan-a-64-meses-de-prision-a-rodolfo-hernandez-por-corrupcion/).)

Hernández died on September 2, 2024, after illness. (Source: [EFE — 2024-09-02](https://efe.com/mundo/2024-09-02/fallece-excandidato-presidencial-colombia-rodolfo-hernandez/).)

### Consequences

The corruption conviction created a sharp contradiction between the anti-corruption identity of his presidential campaign and the legal judgment against him, while the appeal status means the procedural posture must remain explicit. (Source: [EFE — 2024-06-13](https://efe.com/mundo/2024-06-13/condenan-a-64-meses-de-prision-a-rodolfo-hernandez-por-corrupcion/).)

His 2022 run demonstrated the electoral strength of an outsider campaign capable of displacing traditional-party candidates and reaching a presidential runoff. (Source: [Reuters via Euronews — 2022-06-20](https://es.euronews.com/2022/06/20/colombia-elecciones-hernandez).)

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## Methodology

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