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 nationwide.

A few numbers from a new report by the group LatinasRepresent:

  • There are 435 seats in Congress; 9 are held by Latinas (2 percent)
  • Out of the 7,383 state senators and representatives, 78 are Latina (1.1 percent)
  • 5 out of the 320 statewide executives across the country  are Latina (1.5 percent)
  • Only one Latina has ever been elected governor
  • No Latina has ever been elected to the U.S. Senate

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