12th District latest battlefield in Chicago’s political war for the Hispanic Community. Illinois

“In next Tuesday’s election primary election, the hottest race in the Hispanic community is for the 12th District state senate seat. Incumbent Democrat Martin Sandoval faces a tough challenge from teacher Edwardo Garza. It’s a race that involves lawsuits and allegations of harassment.
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This political slugfest is the latest battle in the ongoing war between Latino politicians aligned with Mayor Daley and his controversial Hispanic Democratic Organization, which was implicated in the Hired Truck scandal, and the independent Latino movement that more or less follows congressman Luis Gutierrez and Alderman Ricardo Munoz. They have been trading knockout punches for years now, and with so much on the line, practically and symbolically, this one could go either way.”

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