The Latino Republican

Friday, December 13, 2013

Jessie Rodriguez elected to Assembly for 21st District

Republican Jessie Rodriguez defeated Democrat Elizabeth Coppola on Tuesday in a special election for the 21st District Assembly seat vacated by former Rep. Mark Honadel (R-South Milwaukee). Rodriguez, outreach coordinator for Hispanics for School Choice, received 4,546 votes, and Coppola, a United Way fundraiser and former member of Milwaukee's Social Development Commission, received 3,520, according to preliminary results. Read more from Journal Sentinel:

http://www.jsonline.com/newswatch/republican-jessie-rodriguez-elected-to-assembly-b99144203z1-232608671.html#ixzz2nLqRqxWK Follow us: @JournalSentinel on Twitter

7 Hispanic Republicans Who Got There First

Millions of Americans across the country are currently observing Hispanic Heritage Month, in honor of the contributions of Hispanic-Americans to the United States and to celebrate Hispanic and Latino culture.Just like the role they have played in the growth of our country, Hispanics have played an integral part in the long story of the Republican Party and in our nation’s political system.

Here are 7 men and women who became the first Hispanics to hold their offices – and who are also Republicans.

1. Romualdo Pacheco (1st Hispanic Congressman)

Pacheco, born in 1831, served for more than thirty years in politics in California and in Washington. In 1877, he was elected as the first Hispanic to Congress – and he was a Republican. His painting hangs in the Capitol honoring his accomplishment as the first U.S. Representative of Hispanic descent. Pacheco also served as the governor of California. To this day, he is the only Hispanic to have lead the Golden State.

Meet Marilinda Garcia: She is running for the Congress in NH, met with hate-filled attack from the Democrats

http://elect-mari.com/

Say hello to Marilinda Garcia: She is a conservative Republican who has served four terms as a New Hampshire State Representative and she is currently running for the United States House in the second congressional district in New Hampshire. She also happens to be part Hispanic. If she wins the GOP primary she will face off against uber-liberal moonbat Anne Kuster.

Immediately upon her announcement she was attacked by the Democrats in the state in the most vile of manners. Here is what New Hampshire Democratic Rep. Peter Sullivan had to Tweet about Marilinda Garcia:

She’s Al Baldassaro (sic) in stiletto heels, a lightweight and O’Brien clone.”

Read more: http://americaswatchtower.com/2013/12/03/meet-marilinda-garcia-she-is-running-for-the-congress-in-new-hampshire-met-with-hate-filled-attack-from-the-democrats/

Tonny Pompa, Latino Republican running for Wendy Davis'seat in TX Senate.

http://tonypompa.com/

North Texas businessman Tony Pompa considers himself a strong conservative. It’s a credential he flashes proudly these days as one of four Republican contenders vying in the most watched race in the state of Texas.

The political battle is for the District 10 seat belonging to Sen. Wendy Davis, the Tarrant County Democrat who shot to promince as the pink sneaker-wearing filibusterer now campaigning to be the third female governor in Texas history.

Huffington Post: Obama's Falling Latino Support Creates a Rare Opportunity for the GOP

For Republicans, the cause of the Electoral College map's increasing hostility can be traced to the party's inability to seriously compete for the country's now-large Latino population.

Battleground states like Nevada and New Mexico have moved out of range while states with large urban and immigrant populations like New York, California and Illinois have only become more hostile.

Rich Valdes - Obama disapproval ratings at 63%, rapper Kanye West disses president

In addition to his embattled healthcare policy losing steam, President Obama is now the butt of criticism by rapper Kanye West. This comes as as CBS and ABC polls report the president’s disapproval rating at an all-time high of 63 percent, his approval at an all-time low of 37 percent.

West and Obama have had bad blood since the president called West a “jackass” in 2009 for interrupting Taylor Swift on stage at the MTV Video Music Awards. West told HOT 107.9 radio in Philadelphia on Monday, “Oh, you talking about how he use to come and visit me and my mama and tell me that he’s about to run for president? … I just think that we’re pop icons, and the president likes to use that type of thing just to be down and stuff. ‘Man, this is the person we love to hate, so if you want to distract people from everything that’s going on … just say you hate Kanye and there’s going be 30 other people who say they hate Kanye … That was kind of my position in culture so he also used that too, ‘Oh, he’s a jackass,’ because that’s how the world felt.”

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Daniel Garza: A Fair Alternative to Obamacare

View the original article at Fox News Latino.

The easiest part of the Affordable Care Act was supposed to be designing a user-friendly website that prompted millions to sign up for health insurance with just few clicks. To describe the launch as a colossal fiasco is putting it mildly. While many feel slighted with a “glitchy” website, the Latino community has been utterly dismissed. That’s because if you speak only Spanish, the Administration didn’t even bother to fully rollout an ObamaCare website for you.

Yet, something tells me they won’t have any difficulties sending us the penalty notice for not signing up – in Spanish. Still, while much attention is currently being focused on the mutilation of a website, those of us who mistrust Washington’s growing control and power are most distressed about the damage Obamacare’s full implementation will do to the nation’s Healthcare system. -

See more at: http://thelibreinitiative.com/content/daniel-garza-fair-alternative-obamacare#sthash.VlkOYMmp.dpuf

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Polls: Christie to win NJ and 2016 GOP race, Booker to win Senate bid | Washington Times Communities