Lupe Valdez becomes first openly gay and first Latina candidate to win a major party nomination for Texas governor
Lupe Valdez becomes first openly gay and first Latina candidate to win a major party nomination for Texas governor
After a tight race throughout much of the evening Tuesday, Lupe Valdez pulled ahead late to comfortably defeat Andrew White in the Democratic runoff for governor, according to unofficial returns. […]
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 […]
If Democrats Can’t Deliver on DACA, It Could Cost Them In Key Battleground States
LAS VEGAS—Jose Echeverria held back tears, sitting at a table in the Culinary Workers Union offices in Las Vegas, as he laid out, simply and clearly, how the Trump administration’s […]
This Latino Democrat wants to get 50 Latinos in Congress by 2023
When Antonio “Tony” Cárdenas told BOLD PAC, a growing Democratic Political Action Committee dedicated to increasing the diversity of leadership in the House and Senate, that he would triple the $1 million in its […]
Hispanic Caucus denies membership to Republican Carlos Curbelo
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Thursday denied Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo his membership bid, the latest volley in a nasty dispute between the Florida lawmaker and some members of the […]
How Anti-Latino Rhetoric Hurts All Americans
By Belinda Campos and Leo R. Chavez, Greater Good Magazine (10.5-minute read) We all want to be valued members of the groups to which we belong. For Latinos in the United […]
Meet the Young Latino Mayor Who Is Bringing Back His Rhode Island City
By Geraldine Cols Azocar, NBC News (5-minute read) CENTRAL FALLS, Rhode Island — We hear a lot about millennials making waves in the entertainment and tech worlds, but a young […]
Remembering Gus Garcia, Mexican-American Civil Rights Pioneer
By Raul A. Reyes, NBC News (7.5 minute read) In his heyday, Gus Garcia cut a dashing figure in Texas legal and social circles. He was a key member […]
The changing face of Latinos in Mountain West politics
Interesting article in The Hill about how the once rural, wild and conservative mountain west politics has become urban and progressive. The point of the piece is that urbanization and a growing […]
Texas High Schoolers Rise Against Anti-Immigrant SB 4 Law
By Viri Sanchez and Karla Quinones (2.5 minute read) Four months ago, on February 16, thousands of high school students across Texas joined in a collective effort to stand up […]
