I recently had the occasion to interview Domingo García, former Dallas mayor pro tem, former Dallas state rep, attorney, and rumored future U.S. Congressional candidate. García outlined a simple and easy-to-follow plan that people can pursue if they would like to see more Latino districts — be them for the school board, city council, county commission or congressional seat — in their hometowns.
You have to be involved if this is what you want, but given that Latinos now are 1 in 6 people in the country, if we don’t get organized, get these districts created, campaign for Latino candidates and — most importantly — register to vote and get out to vote, what’s the point?
A group of Latino advocacy organizations in Texas have taken matters into their own hands when it comes to redistricting in the state. Calling themselves the Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force, the group includes members of the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF), LULAC,…
By NALEO ELECTION DAY: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES: 38 TOTAL POPULATION (2010): 25,145,561 LATINO POPULATION (2010): 9,460,921 PROJECTED LATINO VOTE IN 2012: 1,987,000 PROJECTED LATINO SHARE OF TEXAS VOTE: 21.3% In the last three presidential contests, Texans have generally supported the Republican candidate – in 2000 and…
By Nathan L. Gonzales, NBCLatino One year ago, Democratic state Sen. Ruben Kihuen declared himself the best candidate to represent a newly-drawn, Hispanic-heavy congressional district in North Las Vegas. Thirteen days later, he dropped out of the race. Even though a record number of Latinos are serving in the 113th Congress,…
I recently had the occasion to interview Domingo García, former Dallas mayor pro tem, former Dallas state rep, attorney, and rumored future U.S. Congressional candidate. García outlined a simple and easy-to-follow plan that people can pursue if they would like to see more Latino districts — be them for the school board, city council, county commission or congressional seat — in their hometowns.
