As the Governor of Jalisco, Aristóteles Sandoval is dedicated to serving the people of his region. His public service began when he served as alderman of the City Council of Guadalajara in 2001 and consequently as Municipal President of Guadalajara in 2010. He is committed to teaching the younger generation, not only through being a professor in the University of Guadalajara, but also by speaking at many youth conferences focused on the political system. 

Sandoval studied Law at the University of Guadalajara and earned his Masters in Public Policy from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente.