Latinas + Politics Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 20, 2009
Part of a Cuban blogger’s essay that advocates lifting the ban on U.S. travel to Cuba was read aloud at a House Foreign Affairs committee hearing. – Yoani Sánchez
November 19, 2009
A legislator from El Paso has criticized proposed history and social studies standards for public schools as being unfair to Hispanics. – Rep. Norma Chavez raised the issue Wednesday in Austin before the State Board of Education.
November 9, 2009
Republican Debra Medina says she’ll be the first candidate in the 2010 Texas governor’s race with Spanish-language TV ads.
November 7, 2009
Rep. Loretta Sanchez reiterates that she is not running for Governor
November 4, 2009
Statement of US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on this week’s immigration enforcement and workers’ rights report
Hispanic Women Run for Nevada Office – Several candidates hope to alter the composition of the Nevada State Legislature. There are currently no Hispanic women serving in the legislature, but four have already announced they will run next year
California Congresswoman Loretta Sánchez Leads Congress’s Charge Against Domestic Abuse
October 30, 2009
Sanchez sisters eyed by House ethics panel for alleged collusion – Linda and Loretta CA Democrats
October 26, 2009
Fidel Castro’s younger sister, Juanita, now living in Miami, reveals in a Univisión-Noticias 23 report on her new book that she worked with the CIA while living in Cuba.
October 17, 2009
Miami-Beach Florida’s Mayor Matti Herrera Bower’s 19 Day Countdown to Mayoral Re-Election – city’s first female and Cuban-American Mayor
October 14, 2009
Former Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.), a 2008 Republican presidential candidate and fierce opponent of illegal immigration, is criticizing the nomination of Stephanie Villafuerte for District of Colorado U.S. Attorney.
A Cuban blogger who has become an international sensation for offering frank criticism of her country’s communist system said she was denied government permission Monday to travel to New York to receive a top journalism prize. – Yoani Sanchez
October 12, 2009
A leader in Northern Nevada’s Latino community has been invited to a White House gathering next week for Hispanic Heritage Month. – Xiomara Rodriguez
October 9, 2009
Latinas Feeling Uncertain About Healthcare Debate
LATINA VOTER INTERNET AND NEW MEDIA USAGE: Groundbreaking Poll Shows Internet & New Media Usage Vital for Engaging Latinas
NCLR President and CEO Janet Murguía Named one of “Washingtonian’s 100 Most Powerful Women”
October 1, 2009
Sotomayor’s impact on trial as high court returns to work
September 30, 2009
Latinos must use political capital towards demanding passage of the REAL Act – (very good read)
September 29, 2009
Live from Honduras: An Interview with Berta Caceres
September 28, 2009
A funny thing happened on Sonia Sotomayor’s drive to Washington to be announced as President Barack Obama’s first Supreme Court nominee: She got lost.
Caroline Valdez, former aide to Rep. Loretta Sanchez, gets probation
Latino leader calls for protecting civil rights – LULAC president: March, speak to legislators on health care, immigration
September 24, 2009
As part of the Distinguished Lecture Series at Governors State University, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez will speak to students, faculty, staff and the community at a free and public presentation at 6 p.m. Oct. 1
Dreaming of a future – Chicago Dream Act rallies and a video
“We Made Them Millions, and They Complain About Insurance” – Lupe Chavez, a housekeeper at the San Francisco Hilton, tells her story to David Bacon.
September 22, 2009
National Council of La Raza President and CEO to Testify at Congressional Hearing on the State of Minorities in the Recession
September 21, 2009
EL PASO — City Rep. Rachel Quintana is being treated differently under the law, but that is not improper, a prosecutor told a panel of state judges Thursday.
When Ana Escobar sits down with other members of the Judicial Nominating Commission this week, she will be making history. 1st Hispanic woman to serve on the panel that nominates judicial candidates to the Tennessee governor. + the appointment of Renata Soto to the Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission, the panel that evaluates appellate-level judges up for re-election, will help bring diversity to politically powerful committees, supporters say.
September 17, 2009
Obama praises Sotomayor at Hispanic gala
September 15, 2009
Rep. Loretta Sanchez among lawmakers in spotlight for taxpayer-funded trips
Rep. Loretta Sanchez loves traveling on your dime
September 10, 2009
Joe Wilson’s lie is Carmen Velasquez’s truth
September 8, 2009
Justice Sonia Sotomayor has taken her seat at the Supreme Court in front of a packed courtroom that included President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.
Sonia Sotomayor To Wear Judicial Collar Given To Her By Ginsburg (VIDEO)
September 7, 2009
Tuesday (Sept. 8th) at 2 p.m., the Supreme Court will hold an investiture for new justice Sonia Sotomayor. USA TODAY previews the ceremony.
September 3, 2009
Wichitan Shala Perez took over as executive director of the Kansas Hispanic & Latino American Affairs Commission this week.
September 1, 2009
Honduran Constitutional Assembly Would Be a Step Toward the Emancipation of Women
August 27, 2009
FOUNDER OF THE FIRST HISPANIC FEMALE-OWNED LAW FIRM IN NEW YORK CITY ENDORSES MAYOR MIKE BLOOMBERG FOR RE-ELECTION – Carmen Pacheco
August 24, 2009
Cuban blogger the voice of youth-oriented counterculture – Yoani Sánchez
Could Mildred Fernández become Florida Orange County’s first Puerto Rican mayor?
Kansas City women are convinced coup in Honduras was military
August 21, 2009
Three women of Hispanic background were among those selected for Forbes magazine’s annual “100 Most Powerful Women” ranking. – Cristina Kirchner, Michelle Bachelet, Sonia Sotomayor
August 13, 2009
Maria Connie Castaneda takes personal pride as mayor of Brockport, New York
August 10, 2009
NCLR Praises Confirmation of Maria Otero, Under Secretary of Global Affairs, Department of State
Secretary of Labor Solis tours a West Virginia Coal Mine
Video of Sonia Sotomayor ‘Taking the Oath’
August 8, 2009
Sotomayor Fans Claim the Phrase ‘Wise Latina’
Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in Saturday morning as the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court in a brief ceremony that completed a remarkable ascent for a Puerto Rican girl from the South Bronx .
August 7, 2009
For Puerto Ricans, Sotomayor’s Success Stirs Pride
August 6, 2009
Judge Sonia Sotomayor, who grew up speaking Spanish in a public housing project, is headed for a seat on the Supreme Court after an overwhelming Senate vote Thursday to make her the first Hispanic member of the court.
Sonia Sotomayor poised to make history – Senate set to vote about 3 p.m. ET today
August 5, 2009
The only Latina on the NRCC’s Target List: Rep. Loretta Sanchez
August 4, 2009
All Ranks Salute Olga Méndez, Political Trailblazer
August 3, 2009
A funeral is being held Monday for former New York state Sen. Olga Mendez. She was the first Puerto Rican woman elected to a state legislature in the mainland United States.
July 31, 2009
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Announces New General Counsel – Alicia Villarreal of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP To Provide Pro Bono Legal Services
July 29, 2009
Olga A. Méndez, First Puerto Rican Woman Elected To U.S. State Legislature, Dead At 83
July 28, 2009
Sonia Sotomayor Confirmed By Senate Judiciary Committee
July 22, 2009
Honduran Women at Forefront of Resistance to Coup
July 15, 2009
Sonia Sotomayor Leaves Passion Behind in Her Testimony
July 14, 2009
As Labor Secretary, Finding Influence in Her Past – Hilda Solis
Sotomayor Defends ‘Wise Latina’ Comment – Sonia Sotomayor began her second day of Supreme Court confirmation hearings by repeatedly emphasizing her impartiality as a judge.
July 11, 2009
To Get to Sotomayor’s Core, Start in New York
July 9, 2009
Yesterday the OC Weekly’s Navel Gazing blog had yet another good post up about Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez’s hypocrisy in not co-sponsoring the DREAM Act
June 30, 2009
Rep. Linda Sanchez introduces baby on House Floor
June 29, 2009
Maria Chapur Speaks: Argentine Woman Admits Sanford Relationship
June 26, 2009
Join five Powerful Latinas as they discuss the importance and ramifications of the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court, the highest Court in the land.
June 25, 2009
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez not running for governor of California
With Villarraigosa out of the CA Governor’s Race, will Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez jump in?
June 23, 2009
Sotomayor Nomination Close To A Done Deal, 70 Votes Predicted
June 17, 2009
10 Minutes with Arizona State Senator Amanda Aguirre
June 5, 2009
A prominent North Carolina leader for Hispanic affairs has joined a border taskforce for the Department of Homeland Security. Andrea Bazan
June 4, 2009
California State Senator Gloria Romero’s Dropout Prevention Report Bill Passes Senate
New Sonia Sotomayor website put out by MALDEF
June 3, 2009
A WISE LATINA WOMAN – Sonia Sotomayor
May 31, 2009
Two sides to Sonia Sotomayor – The passion for minority rights that she showed from Princeton onward is scarcely reflected in a review of her judicial decisions. So which way would she lean on the Supreme Court?
May 29, 2009
Sotomayor ’76: From the ‘Prince’ Archives – from Princton University
U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Sotomayor is a Superstar Judge Who Just Happens to be Hispanic
May 27, 2009
Western Massachusetts Hispanics jubilant over Supreme Court nomination of Sonia Sotomayor
Latino differences muted in Sonya Sotomayor celebration
May 26, 2009
Sonia Sotomayor: 10 Things You Should Know
President Obama will nominate Judge Sonia Sotomayor of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit as his first appointment to the court – could be the first Hispanic justice to serve on the Supreme Court
May 6, 2009
Appointing Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court might soothe frayed Hispanic nerves, writes New America Media contributor Gebe Martinez, but legal conservatives do not believe that President Obama should give importance to a diverse life experience in making his choice.
March 18, 2009
BRIDGETON – City Council members appointed the city’s first Hispanic councilwoman Tuesday night to fill the vacancy left by former Council President Celeste Riley, who was sworn in as an Assemblywoman earlier this week.
March 17, 2009
Assemblywoman Nilsa-Cruz Perez, New Jersey’s first Hispanic female legislator, made it officials today, announcing she will not seek reelection in November after representing part of South Jersey for 14 years.
Clinton aide Patti Solis Doyle tells her career history at Brown University
March 16, 2009
Michigan Latina is Obama link to states, communities – Cecilia Muñoz, the daughter of Bolivian immigrants now White House director of intergovernmental affairs, the point person between state and local elected officials and the president.
March 14, 2009
The Fall of Rosario Marín, California’s Favorite Mexican Republican: News Analysis from FI2W
March 11, 2009
Texas Candidate for 2010 U.S. Senator, Dr. Alma Aguado, Announces Political Platform on Education and Healthcare Reform
Recently reelected to the post of councilor in Bell, a town in Los Angeles County, Mexican-American Teresa Jacobo is continuing in politics the struggle she began more than a decade ago as a community activist.
Guest Voz: Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez says, “Latinos Need a Seat at the Table of Justice”
March 10, 2009
After bringing new leadership and diplomacy to the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, its president, CiCi Rojas, is being tapped to do the same for the Republican Party in Kansas.
March 9, 2009
An outspoken critic of Farmers Branch officials’ attempts to oust illegal immigrants announced Monday she is running for a spot on the city council of the Dallas suburb. – Elizabeth Villafranca
February 24, 2009
Hilda Solis Confirmed As Labor Secretary By Senate
February 16, 2009
Linda Martinez, an attorney from St. Louis, confirmed as Missouri economic development director
February 4, 2009
Hilda Solis Watch: Day 46 – status of Obama’s “stalled” nominees
February 1, 2009
Commentary: Republicans, don’t patronize Hispanics
January 26, 2009
The confirmation of Rep. Hilda Solis, D-El Monte, as President Barack Obama’s Labor secretary has been delayed because of Republican objections.
January 21, 2009
Ana Cruz in DC: I feel extraordinarily humbled – Inauguration postings from this political consultant from Tampa and former executive director of the Florida Democratic Party
December 19, 2008
Obama Said To Pick Hilda Solis For Labor Secretary
Rep. Hilda L. Solis (D-El Monte), a Congressional Hispanic Caucus leader considered to be one of the most reliably pro-union voices in the House, is President-elect Barack Obama’s choice to head the Labor Department, a Democratic official said Thursday.
December 18, 2008
South El Monte mayor makes no promises on heeding curfew – Blanca Figueroa says she stays at work until the wee hours because the mayor’s work is never done. Colleagues contend she’s living at City Hall.
December 17, 2008
Governor Rell today announced that she has nominated Amalia Vazquez Bzdyra of Wallingford to be a Commissioner of the Department of Public Utility Control. Vazquez Bzdyra has extensive public and private sector experience and has served in all three branches of Connecticut government.
December 15, 2008
Brooklyn congresswoman Nydia Velazquez has taken herself out of contention as a potential successor for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
December 9, 2008
UC Santa Cruz senior Danielle Soto follows family footsteps in politics – The 22-year-old environmental studies major will be sworn into the Pomona City Council on Dec. 13, just two days after her last final. – granddaughter of the late Philip Soto one of the first two Latinos elected to the California Assembly in 1962
Anita Alvarez names top deputies Cook County prosecutor selects 2 high-ranking insiders, campaign manager
December 5, 2008
On Wednesday, Republican congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen got a call from President-elect Barack Obama, didn’t believe it was him, and hung up on him. Twice.
December 3, 2008
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) applauded the naming of Cecilia Munoz to the position of Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for the Obama White House. In that role, Ms. Munoz will be the point person for President-elect Obama’s relations with state and local governments.
December 2, 2008
National Council of La Raza Hails Appointment of Cecilia Muñoz to White House Staff
LULAC Congratulates President-Elect Barack Obama On The Appointment Of Cecilia Muñoz For White House Director Of Intergovernmental Affairs | LULAC-League of United Latin American Citizens
President-elect Barack Obama continued rounding out his White House staff naming Cecilia Muñoz director of intergovernmental affairs.
Florida Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer tapped Orange County political consultant Belinda Ortiz Monday to take the job of Hispanic outreach coordinator for the state party.
Anita Alvarez sworn in as Illinois state’s attorney – She is 1st woman and 1st Hispanic to hold top Cook County prosecutor’s post
November 30, 2008
Biography of María Blanco, Executive Director, Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute for Race, Diversity and Ethnicity – University of California, Berkeley Law School – Serving on Obama’s Education Transition Team
November 25, 2008
Congresswoman Expecting – Lakewood Democrat Linda Sanchez announces she is expecting a child with boyfriend
November 21, 2008
After watching Barack Obama break the ultimate racial barrier on his path to the presidency — and after serving as chief-of-staff for six years to the borough’s first Latino elected official, Councilman Hiram Monserrate — Julissa Ferreras is set to make some history of her own. In all probability, Ferreras will soon announce her candidacy for the city council seat left vacant by Monserrate’s landslide state Senate victory. If she wins the special election in February to serve the rest of her boss’ term, Ferreras will become the first Latina representative from Queens.
Linda Chavez: GOP must welcome Hispanics to U.S.
November 20, 2008
Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-N.Y.) Chosen to Lead Hispanic Agenda in the 111th Congress – Unanimously elected Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Latinos vs. Latinas? It could be, says one politico – The leading (and only) Latina in the Illinois Senate seems to see some truth in such a statement. State Sen. Iris Martinez, a Chicago Democrat
November 18, 2008
Hugo Chavez faces toughest political test … against his ex-wife
November 17, 2008
Rep. Nydia Velazquez is front-runner for Senate seat if Hillary takes Cabinet job
How did Olga Diaz manage to beat a two-term incumbent and become the first self-described Latino council member in the 120-year history of Escondido? She swept the middle. Unofficial election results show that Diaz not only beat Ed Gallo, whom she will replace on the council, in all 25 precincts in central Escondido, but also had more votes there than Sam Abed, who finished first and won re-election. – California
November 11, 2008
One Dallas Latina politician shares tips on running for political office – Dr. Elba Garcia
November 7, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama has looked to South Texas where he selected University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College President Juliet V. Garcia to join his transition team
November 6, 2008
Democrat Annette Quijano has won the only state legislative election in New Jersey this year.
Sheriff Lupe Valdez triumphant in bid for 2nd term as Dallas County sheriff
Mayor Becky Campo held a 430-vote lead over challenger Luis Molina on Tuesday night in a hard-fought election that pitted two Democratic Latino candidates against each other. – Patterson, California
Anita Alvarez Thumps Peraica for Historic Win in Cook County, Illinois
Cook County State’s Attorney-elect Anita Alvarez Wants Tougher Gun Laws, More Latino Prosecutors
Hispanic women (aka Latinas) swell ranks of Obama support – Focus on education, health care, economy led to wide margin
Anita Alvarez: playing the “Experience card” – Chicago politics
November 3, 2008
El Salvador native, 86, had a long journey to U.S. voting booth – Maria Reyes, 86, is eager to cast her first ballot in the nation that gave her family a new start.
Vote Your Values: An Interview with Rosa Clemente
Latina Women Get out the Vote for Obama
October 29, 2008
Winning the Latino Vote — McCain’s Blunder, Obama’s Advantage
October 15, 2008
Latina girls magazine Latinitas talks back to Sarah Palin about her abstinence-only policy
October 7, 2008
Helena Moreno, the WDSU-6 New Orleans anchor who quit her job to run for office is in a run-off with indicted incumbent U.S. Rep. William Jefferson.
October 2, 2008
Sonia Chang-Diaz remains the Democratic nominee in the 2nd Suffolk District Senate race, following a Sept. 27 hand recount of ballots cast in four wards in the district.
September 29, 2008
Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers union, will appear at a brunch Saturday to help raise money for City Attorney Michael Aguirre’s re-election campaign. – San Diego
September 26, 2008
Eva Longoria Parker urges Hispanics to register to vote
September 23, 2008
ANNETTE QUIJANO SET TO BECOME FIRST WOMAN AND HISPANIC ASSEMBLY MEMBER FROM 20TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT – Assemblywoman-select Quijano Will Be Sworn-in As Newest Representative for Union County, New Jersey
September 22, 2008
Guest Voz: Florida’s Democratic contender, Annette Taddeo, finds herself the only Latina congressional challenger in the nation
Democrat super delegate from Southwest Florida says she’s voting for McCain – Luchy Secaira of North Naples of Dominican descent
September 19, 2008
Esperanza “Hope” Andrade, a San Antonio native who was born into a family of cotton farmers and rose to become a successful businesswoman, was formally sworn in as Texas secretary of state Thursday, becoming the first Hispanic woman to fill the post.
September 18, 2008
Maria Echaveste, an aide to former President Bill Clinton and a former adviser to the Hillary Clinton campaign, brought her message to Grand Valley State University students Wednesday as she kicked off this year’s Hispanic Heritage Month at the college. “So what if Hispanics become the largest minority or a significant part of this country? If that population is not voting, it is not going to have any power,” she said.
September 17, 2008
A Massachusetts’ Senate fixture toppled – Sonia Chang-Díaz defeats embattled Wilkerson in primary – could become the first Hispanic woman in the state Senate
Rosario Dawson speaks out on US election at opener of Eagle Eye (video included)
September 15, 2008
Alvarez doesn’t fit the mold – and that’s good – Anita Alvarez, the new Democratic nominee for Cook County state’s attorney
Maria Elena Salinas: Obama refocuses on issues – “I want to share some highlights of my interview with Obama – the first interview given to a Spanish-language media organization since becoming his party’s nominee”
Seeking to drive a wedge into Democrat Barack Obama’s strong support from Hispanic voters and peel off voters in a key demographic, Hispanic organizers for Republican John McCain are quietly mounting a major push on the abortion issue.
September 12, 2008
Jessica Alba, who appears in a in new bondage-inspired campaign for the voter group Declare Yourself, isn’t afraid to employ a little shock value for a cause she believes in.
September 11, 2008
Reps. Loretta and Linda Sánchez discuss their family and their new book at a Lynwood book store appearance.
September 10, 2008
Senate panel to vote soon on Colorado judge nominees – Christine Arguello up for Federal judgeship
Assemblywoman-select Annette Quijano today was named to the Assembly Labor Committee and the Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee for the 2008-09 legislative session. – New Jersey
September 8, 2008
Bolivia’s Morales faces a challenge from fellow Indian – Savina Cuellar, a onetime livestock herder, proudly dons the broad-brimmed hat that marks her indigenous origins. She shows her ink-stained finger after casting her vote in June. Indigenous activist Savina Cuellar, governor in the key province of Chuquisaca, has fallen out with the president and become a figurehead for those opposed to his socialist policies.
September 5, 2008
2008 Republican National Convention: Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by the Honorable Rosario Marin
September 4, 2008
Republican strategist Leslie Sanchez, author of ” Los Republicanos: Why Hispanics and Republicans Need Each Other” was online Thursday, Sept. 4 at 4 p.m. ET to discuss Republicans efforts to sway Hispanic voters in the 2008 election.
August 28, 2008
Mexican Supreme Court upholds legalized abortion law
Bloggers Answered Your Questions on Covering Conventions, Politics – (no not HispanicTips – dos latinas Kety and Liza)
From the Floor: Voto Latino – Katina Rojas Joy is a Maryland alternate delegate to the Democratic National Convention who will be blogging for Maryland Moment from Denver. She is from Prince George’s County.
August 26, 2008
My First Day at the Democratic Convention in Denver – Patricia Campos from LatinosNJ
August 24, 2008
Rosario Dawson, Actress & Activist to speak at the Democratic National Convention Women’s Caucus Tuesday, August 26, 2008 9:45 am – 12:00 pm MT
Ramona Martinez, Chair of the Democrats Hispanic Caucus & Colorado Superdelegate – DNC People
August 20, 2008
Dems pick attorney to replace Assemblyman Neil Cohen – Annette Quijano of Elizabeth is also the first Latina to serve as a legislator in the 20th District – New Jersey
August 17, 2008
Helena Moreno is running as a conservative democrat for Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional district
August 14, 2008
The first sisters in Congress, Loretta and Linda Sanchez of California, say they had to fend off propositions and patronizing from men to get there and to stay. Their joint memoir, “Dream in Color: How the Sanchez Sisters Are Making History in Congress,” being published Sept. 2, traces their paths to Washington, where they found themselves a minority of a minority — Latina women in an institution still dominated by white men.
August 12, 2008
Political activist, former candidate for Florida House District 60 and Puerto Rican Woman of the Year Karen Perez has endorsed Bill Mitchell for Congress.
GOP salivating for a Belinda Ortiz-Siplin race? – Orange County, Florida
August 11, 2008
Gov. Mike Easley has appointed Yasmin Wurts Metivier of Apex to the Governor’s Advisory Council on Hispanic/Latino Affairs. – North Carolina
August 8, 2008
Political Science Professor Christine Sierra, of University of New Mexico talks about how to reach Latina women voters
Political Science Professor Christine Sierra, of University of New Mexico talks about Presidential candidate Senator John McCain (R-Ariz); his stand on immigration and Latino voters.
Political Science Professor Christine Sierra, of University of New Mexico says that neither candidate is tailoring specific outreach to Hispanics
August 7, 2008
The controversy over Pima County Legal Defender Isabel Garcia’s participation in a protest is really all about the U.S. Constitution. It’s also about Congress’ failure to enact comprehensive immigration reforms
August 6, 2008
The state Democratic Party has named Emilia Pablo, one of the most widely recognized local faces in Hispanic households across the Las Vegas Valley, as its new spokeswoman.
August 5, 2008
Guest Voz: Congresswoman Hilda Solis explains the significance of the Paycheck Fairness Act for all women
July 30, 2008
“The Obama campaign is blasting out messages from 30,000 feet,” Leslie Sanchez, a GOP strategist said. “It’s a good way to get media attention, but it’s a bad way to get the Latino vote.”
July 29, 2008
Chile: Pinochet daughter to run for office – Lucia Pinochet Hiriart
July 24, 2008
Rosario Dawson has decided to put acting on the back burner for the rest of the year in order to focus on politics.
Esperanza Andrade becomes Texas’ first Latina secretary of state
July 23, 2008
Rosario Dawson Helps Get Out the Young Latino Vote
July 21, 2008
Activist was Colton’s first Hispanic councilwoman – RIP Connie “Paddy” Cisneros – California
July 17, 2008
L.A.’s Wendy Carrillo selected by Sí TV to cover the national political conventions
Ex-Clinton aide checked before joining Obama team – Patti Solis Doyle
July 14, 2008
First Hispanic councilwoman sworn in – Wenatchee, Washington
June 30, 2008
Guest Voz: Congresswoman Solis demands oil companies stop withholding oil from the market (Latina Lista)
Cristina and the Farmers – Cristina Kirchner confronts the goose that lays the golden eggs – Argentina’s farmers.
June 29, 2008
Cuban-American woman leads McCain’s Florida campaign – Arlene DiBenigno
June 18, 2008
Will Patti Solis Doyle’s Appointment Help Barack Obama?
House Latinas Deflect Courting by Obama
June 17, 2008
Winning Latino Votes in the General Election – (commentary in the form of a press release)
Clinton Insiders Take Umbrage at Patti Solis Doyle Move
Patti Solis Doyle Joins Obama Campaign
June 12, 2008
House Latinas Irked by Obama’s Neglect
June 9, 2008
Maria Elena Salinas: What next for Latino Clinton supporters?
June 5, 2008
Poll: White, Hispanic Democratic women still favor Clinton
May 20, 2008
Top Hillarylander mulls Obama job – Patti Solis Doyle
“Ugly Betty” In Medford For Senator Clinton – America Ferrera in Oregon
May 15, 2008
Latina Republicans learn political ropes – California
May 12, 2008
Biographers profile trailblazing Latinas – “Políticas”
Dallas council member Elba García considering run for county Commissioners Court | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Breaking News for Dallas-Fort Worth | Dallas Morning News
Utah Democrats choose Hispanic woman as Lt. Gov. nominee – Josie Valdez
April 30, 2008
San Jose City Councilwoman Nora Campos’ star rising in opposition role
Lena Guerrero’s passing: What would Texas have looked like?
April 28, 2008
Nun who led civil rights march in Dallas leaving for Mexico – Sister Consuelo Tovar
SBA Deputy Jovita Carranza Expected to be Nominated as Agency Chief
Lena Guerrero’s rare journey through Texas politics
Utah Office of Hispanic-Latino Affairs boss aims to boost office’s profile – Silvia Castro Thomas
April 25, 2008
Lena Guerrero honored at Saturday services – Austin
April 24, 2008
U.S. Treasurer Anna Escobedo Cabral Visits Queens
Lena Guerrero dies – former Texas House member and appointee to the Texas Railroad Commission
April 21, 2008
Hispanic Women Democrats Say It’s About Leadership, Not Race or Gender
April 9, 2008
DCYF director, Patricia Martinez issues apology to Rhode Island’s Governor – (but was she really wrong?)
March 31, 2008
Richardson turns back on faithful – by Alicia Lopez
March 28, 2008
Isabel Melendez won’t run for mayor – Lawrence, Massachusetts
March 24, 2008
Latinas are ready to run – New Jersey
March 11, 2008
Temple educator Heidi A. Ramirez confirmed to Philadelphia School Reform Commission
March 10, 2008
Is Bonnie Garcia a possible vice presidential candidate for John McCain?
March 9, 2008
Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez avoids runoff, awaits winner of Bowles-Cannaday
Latinas say Hillary Rodham Clinton’s strength is what swayed their votes – Texas
March 6, 2008
Did You Know? One of every five votes in Texas was cast by a Latina for the primaries
Hispanic Women Outvote Men in Texas
March 5, 2008
VIDEO – Jessica Alba Supports Barack Obama
February 28, 2008
Clinton rejects Dallas Hispanic leader Callejo’s comments about Obama
February 27, 2008
Hillary Clinton fares better than Barack Obama with Latina voters — South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
February 25, 2008
National Council of La Raza President and CEO Janet Murguía to Testify Before Congress on Latinos and the Subprime Lending Crisis
Mayor’s former girlfriend returns to L.A. media as radio co-host
The Democratic Hispanic Radio Address Will be Delivered by Ayensa Millan, Young Community Activist and DNC State Partnership Project Staffer
February 20, 2008
Dolores Huerta Chooses Clinton Over Obama
February 19, 2008
State Rep. Grace Diaz, D-Providence, a Clinton backer, to be superdelegate – Rhode Island
February 11, 2008
Clinton Comments on Campaign Shakeup – (Patti Solis Doyle)
After Obama sweep, Hillary Clinton replaces loyal campaign manager – Latina Patti Solis Doyle
February 7, 2008
Anita Alvarez revels in upset – Democratic nominee in Cook County state’s attorney race says she wants to change the office’s ‘good ol’ boy mentality’
February 6, 2008
Rosales wins spot on county board ballot – Champaign, Illinois
Anita Alvarez calls it an election win for Democratic primary for Cook County state’s attorney – Chicago, Illinois
February 5, 2008
Texas mayor Grace Saenz-Lopez resigns over Shih Tzu
Assemblywoman Nicole Parra announces retirement from public life
February 4, 2008
Latina Clinton Supporter Campaigns In Bronx
January 30, 2008
Iris Martinez faces well-connected rivals in state Senate re-election bid – Illinois politics
January 28, 2008
In Mexico, a gain for native civil rights is a loss for some women
Texas Sen. Leticia Van de Putte to give Democrats’ Spanish State of the Union response
Dolores Huerta campaigns for Clinton in city – Puebla, Colorado
January 23, 2008
Latinas take over at City Hall – San Antonio
January 17, 2008
Nuevo Mundo: Getting Visible – We all should value our voting privileges like this Mexican immigrant family.
January 16, 2008
Did You Know? Texas state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, has landed quite a gig. She will respond in Spanish to President Bush’s Jan. 28 State of the Union address on behalf of Democrats.
January 15, 2008
Ugly Betty Endorses Clinton – America Ferrera
January 14, 2008
New consul to help county’s Mexicans – María de los Remedios Gómez Arnau in San Diego
CONGRESSWOMAN SOLIS & DOLORES HUERTA HELP KICK-OFF “JUNTOS CON HILLARY, UNA VIDA MEJOR” TOUR OF NEVADA Latina Leaders Hit the Campaign Trail for Hillary
January 11, 2008
Clinton tells immigrant in Nevada: ‘No woman is illegal’
January 9, 2008
State Senator Ruiz Sworn-In To Serve 29th Legislative District – New Jersey
January 4, 2008
Lupe Valdez faces tough race for re-election – Dallas County, Texas
December 11, 2007
Cristina Fernandez Sworn In as Argentine President
December 3, 2007
DNC Hispanic Caucus Elects New Leadership – Ramona Martinez
December 1, 2007
Guest Voz: Congresswoman Hilda Solis Explains Her Support for Hillary Clinton’s Presidential Bid (Latina Lista)
November 30, 2007
RIGHTS-MEXICO: Supreme Court Lets Governor Off the Hook – (the Lydia Cacho story)
Young conservative fills 18th District seat – Clark and Cowlitz counties, Washington state – Jaime Herrera,
Nunez Heads to Iowa this Weekend to Campaign for Senator Hillary Clinton
November 26, 2007
Clinton Backlash Scares Latina Voters And Politicians
November 12, 2007
As Veterans Day Approaches, New Lifetime Every Woman Counts Poll Shows Hillary Clinton and John McCain Deemed Best Presidential Candidates to Address Needs of Military Families
November 7, 2007
Political Tango, Women in the Lead – Argentina – Cristina Fernández de Kirchner – Chile – Michelle Bachelet
October 31, 2007
Jackeline Cacho Joins The Peace Alliance Campaign for a US Department of Peace
October 26, 2007
Guest Voz: Hillary Clinton Has a Plan to Help Latinas Balance Work and Family (Latina Lista)
October 25, 2007
Inspiring Latina: Patti Solis Doyle
October 17, 2007
Prominent Latina lawmaker endorses Clinton – Rep. Hilda Solis (California)
October 8, 2007
Secretary of State Named to List of 100 Most Influential Hispanics – Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez of New York
October 2, 2007
Dora Olivo Announces Run For Re-election To Texas House District 27
September 18, 2007
Guatemalan Poll Watchers Spot More Mayan Women
September 13, 2007
Clinton Campaign Manager to Receive the “Latina Leadership Excellence Award” – National Hispanic Corporation will honor Patti Solis Doyle at its 22nd Women’s Conference
September 10, 2007
Latino Issues Forum Announces New Leadership Nora E. Vargas to Lead LIF
August 22, 2007
Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez Secures $2.6 Million for Community Projects – Brooklyn
August 2, 2007
I’m no Hillary Clinton: Argentine front-runner
July 16, 2007
NCLR Chides Senators on Legal Immigrant Kids, Pregnant Women
July 15, 2007
Energy, humor propel Texas lawmaker to national stage – Leticia Van de Putte – co-chairing next year’s Democratic National Convention
June 21, 2007
Mayor Byron W. Brown appointed Betty Calvo-Torres on Tuesday to a vacancy in Buffalo City Court, the first Hispanic woman to serve on the city bench
June 4, 2007
Minnesota’s first Latina state senator lays out her first session
May 21, 2007
Mary Alice Cisneros making a political name for herself – (elected to San Antonio’s City Council)
Marí Quiñones, The Real Hispanic Power – Philadelphia
May 1, 2007
Maria Conchita Alonso Responds to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavezs Closing of the Country’s Longest Airing TV Network with 2 Minutes of Hate
April 23, 2007
Legendary activist gets out Latino vote – Dolores Huerta
April 18, 2007
Giovanna Negretti is leading a charge to give Latinos a stronger voice in state politics – Massachusetts
April 17, 2007
Nelda Martinez chalks up a first in city politics – Corpus Christi
April 11, 2007
Vice president of El Salvador speaks on fighting poverty – Ana Vilma Albanez de Escobar at Brown in Rhode Island
April 4, 2007
AP Interview: Nobel laureate Rigoberta Menchu now Guatemalan presidential contender
April 3, 2007
Former Miss Cuba Jessica Mayorga steps in as Mayor’s spokesperson – New Haven, Connecticut
March 25, 2007
Local woman attends the National Hispanic Leadership Summit – Pensacola, Florida
March 5, 2007
Women Make Major Inroads in Latin American Governments
For Rep. Sanchez, a hot-tomato label means a hot potato
February 26, 2007
Jackie Guerra: Employee Free Choice Act – “Si, se puede”
February 22, 2007
Women Call for Change in Hispanic Caucus
February 2, 2007
Hispanic Caucus Boils Over on Complaints about Treatment of Women
February 1, 2007
Rep. Loretta Sanchez quits Hispanic Caucus
Rep. Loretta Sanchez Accuses Democrat of Calling Her a ‘Whore,’ Resigns from Congressional Hispanic Caucus
January 28, 2007
Latinas taking charge, getting voices heard
January 24, 2007
Latinas must make a choice – (for Democratic Presidential Nominee – by Latina Lista)
January 23, 2007
Did You Know? Nydia Velazquez, who represents New Yorks 12th Congressional district, becomes the first Puerto Rican – and first Hispanic woman – to chair the House Small Business Committee.
January 9, 2007
The Face of El Salvadors Charm Offensive – Consul General Uses Personal Touch to Woo Expatriate Community – Ana Margarita Chavez
January 5, 2007
Latina Lista: What Nancy Pelosi Means to Latinas
January 4, 2007
Nydia M. Velazquez Official Swearing In to 110th Congress
January 2, 2007
Gov. Perry appoints Naranjo as Judge of 419th Judicial District Court – Texas
December 28, 2006
The immigration tale of the senators wife – Georgia – (Posted about this back in November – this is from Maria Elena Salinas)
December 11, 2006
Sara Martinez Tucker Confirmed as Under Secretary of Education
December 8, 2006
Did You Know? When Ileana Ros-Lehtinen was elected to the House of Representatives in 1989, she became the first Hispanic woman and the first Cuban-American elected to the U.S. Congress
