Puerto Rico To Hold Referendum On Statehood, Independence

Puerto Rico To Hold Referendum On Statehood, Independence

Mary Mata December 29, 2011

On Wednesday, Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuño approved a two–part referendum that will get the ball rolling on whether the island wants to change its status. Both parts of the […]

Latino Salt Lake County Mayor Candidate Wants To Rep Everyone

Mary Mata December 21, 2011

Ross Romero has lived a set of several different lives in his hometown of Salt Lake City, Utah. Recently, he told NewsTaco that his varied experience in his hometown —  […]

Navajo Congressional Candidate Focused On Jobs In Arizona

Mary Mata

Wenona Benally Baldenegro  would be the first Navajo woman to serve in Congress  if elected to congressional district 1,  in 2012. The district encompasses Flagstaff, as well as 11 Indian […]

The Hispanic Republican Caucus: Latino Voters “Unwinnable”

Mary Mata December 7, 2011

By Anthony Gutierrez, Deputy Executive Director of the Texas Democratic Party The Chair of the Hispanic Republican Conference (HRC) in Texas, Republican State Representative Aaron Peña, recently announced his retirement from the […]

Latinos Don’t Have To Pick One Political Identity

Mary Mata December 6, 2011

By María Cardona Last week’s Republican debate brought some interesting surprises. As a Latina Democrat, the biggest one I saw wasNewt Gingrich’s defense of a legalization program for undocumented immigrants who […]

How Texas’ Redistricting Lawsuit Really Went Down

Mary Mata December 1, 2011

A lawsuit over new state and congressional districts that disenfranchised Latino voters in Texas just wrapped up. A panel of three federal judges redrew the map for the upcoming 2012 […]

Nebraska County Refuses To Print Ballots In Spanish

Mary Mata November 30, 2011

By Dustin Mendus Dodge County, Nebraska, is not going to produce any bilingual ballots for next election year and beyond, despite the population being 10% Hispanic. The county clerk, Fred Mytty, told supervisors on […]

Group In Arizona Explores Brewer Recall

Mary Mata November 29, 2011

The group behind the historic recall of SB 1070 sponsor Russell Pearce is currently gathering feedback from voters on whether a recall of AZ Governor Jan Brewer should be attempted in 2012. […]

Obama Campaign Brings On National Latino Vote Director

Mary Mata November 21, 2011

The Obama campaign hired Texas native Adrian Saenz to be the National Latino Vote Director last week, part of the campaign’s efforts to drive the Latino vote in 2012. While […]

Texas Redistricting Maps Boost Latino Seats

Mary Mata November 18, 2011

By Michael Li The three-judge panel in Washington released its interim map proposals for the state house and senate today. The maps can be found here The senate map is Plan […]