NBC News
By Suzanne Gamboa
June 23, 2015
A
Latino political group founded by two Democratic Party donors held its
first fundraiser for a Republican Hispanic candidate Tuesday.
Latino
Victory Project's political action committee, Latino Victory Fund,
hosted the fundraiser for Raul "Danny" Vargas, who is on the GOP ballot
for the Virginia House
of Delegates.
Latino
Victory Project and Fund were established by Henry Muñoz, the
Democratic Party's finance chair and actor Eva Longoria, who has been a
major contributor and fundraiser
for President Barack Obama and other Democrats. Part of the group's
mission is to increase the numbers of Latinos in political office but it
is a non-partisan group whose political agenda aligns more with
Democrats.
"I'm
thrilled," said Vargas, who is vying for an open seat to replace the
retiring Virginia State Delegate Tom Rust a Herndon, Va. Republican. He
faces Democrat Jennifer
Boysko in a Nov. 3 election.
At the fundraiser, Vargas said the timing of his candidacy is important.
"The
time has come to make sure we're focused on common sense solutions. The
time has come to make sure we are bringing folks together on both sides
of the aisle. The
time has come to get rid of that hateful flag in South Carolina. The
time has come to pass immigration reform in the U.S. Congress and the
time has come to make sure we are represented from Florida to New York,
from California to Washington and yes, even in
the Commonwealth of Virginia," Vargas said.
The
district has become more Democratic and is about 22 percent Latino. He
announced his retirement a few months after surviving a tough
re-election last year against
Democrat Jennifer Boysko, a Democrat, who is running again this year.
"We
meant it when we said we are non-partisan, so this is our first foray
into spending time like this with a Republican candidate, said Cristobal
Alex, Latino Victory
Project/Fund president.The endorsement of candidates of either party
who are Latino is important because "we don't want our community taken
for granted by any political party," Alex said.
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