jorge herrera caldera (born january 8, 1963) is a mexican who has served as the governor of durango since september 2010. he is a member of the institutional revolutionary party (pri). herrera was elected governor of durango in 2010 with 46.4% of the vote, narrowly defeating challenger josé rosas aispuro of the party of the democratic revolution (prd) and national action party (pan), who placed second with 44.7% of the vote. he was sworn into office on september 15, 2010.