 Lorena Ochoa, a retired and former #1 female golfer, Formula One driver Sergio Pérez who drives for Sahara Force India F1 Team and Javier "Chicharito" Hernández, a forward who currently plays for LA Galaxy and the Mexico national team were also born in the city.As the capital of the state, the city is the seat of the state's government.As a result, state politics have a heavy influence in local decision-making and vice versa.