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Latina Elected Officials Make History in States like Colorado, Illinois
*This is a big political, legislative year for Latinas. Many firsts in state legislatures and assemblies. VL By Patricia Guadalupe, NBC News (9 minute read) Latina elected officials are making […]
First Latina Elected NYC City Council Speaker
By Michael M. Grynbaum and Kate Taylor, New York Times The New York City Council unanimously elected fiercely liberal Democrat from East Harlem as its powerful speaker on Wednesday,eschewing the […]
Ana Reyes Becomes First Latina Elected to Farmers Branch City Council
By Dianne Solis, Dallas Morning News Ana Reyes became the first Hispanic to win a seat on the Farmers Branch City Council in the new District 1 after historic single-member district […]
Latina selected as Yakima’s new mayor
*This is excellent news! Avina Gutierez and a group of Latino activists in Yakima, Washington, began a political revolution when they sued in federal court to change the at-large method […]
Report: Latinas vastly underrepresented in elected offices
By Nia-Malika Henderson, The Washington Post In a year when everyone is talking about two demographics–women and Latinos–a new report shows that Latinas represent just 1 percent of elected officials […]
There’s A Wave Of Latina Candidates In The Midterms — And Their Reason For Running Might Inspire You To Do The Same
A record number of Latina candidates are running for office this year — many of them fueled by rhetoric and policies coming out of the Trump administration that they hope […]
Two Dems poised to make history as first Texas Latinas in Congress
Two Latina candidates who won their respective Democratic primaries on Tuesday night are likely to make history in November as the first Latinas from Texas to serve in Congress. Candidates Veronica Escobar […]
Meet Colorado’s First Latina Speaker of the House
*Something to learn from this story about how Latina leaders are formed: politics was always discussed at her family’s dinner table. VL By Luc Hatlestad, 5280 (11 minute read) On […]
Meet Catherine Cortez Masto, the Candidate Who Could Become the First-Ever Latina Senator
*Real Clear Politics gives Nevada Democrat Catherine Cortez Matso a 2 point lead over her opponent Republican Joe Heck – 43.5 to 41.5. VL By Kiko Martinez, Remezcla (7 minute […]
Latina legend Gloria Molina suffers landslide loss
*The take here is that the legendary Gloria Molina lost because of her inability to adapt her campaign to the digital age. I wonder if there’s more to it. I’m […]