Fusion
By Kevin Gray
October 26, 2015
Three
high-profile Latino politicians are helping to oversee a new super PAC
whose aim is to increase the number of Hispanics in elected office and
combat the use of inflammatory
anti-immigrant rhetoric by numskull politicians.
The
Latino Victory Project, a nonpartisan political organization founded by
Democratic Party Finance Chair Henry Munoz and actress Eva Longoria,
announced that Texas Rep.
Joaquin Castro, New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito,
and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will co-chair the
super PAC.
In
September, the group released an ad titled “Republicans are talking,
#LatinosListen” that criticized the rhetoric used by some Republican
presidential candidates. In
the video, Latinos recited actual quotes from the candidates.
Latino Victory Project spokesperson Pili Tobar said the super PAC’s main goal is to support Latino candidates.
“A
big part is to elect Latinos to different positions from the local to
the national level,” she said in an interview. But the super PAC also
intends “to aggressively
push back on candidates who are bringing up issues that hurt our
community. Within that category, obviously is hateful and anti-immigrant
rhetoric and demagoguing our community.”
She would not comment on how much money the super PAC plans to raise.
Longoria
also recently launched a campaign to underscore the accomplishments of
Latino families by urging people to come forward and tell their personal
stories.
The
“Firsts Campaign” highlights Latinos who were the first members of
their families to graduate high school or college, open their own
business, or vote in a U.S. election.
The
group is planning to join other Latino organizations in a “my country,
my vote” rally in Colorado on Wednesday, the day of the third Republican
debate in Boulder.
The event will kick off a 12-month Latino voter registration in a state
where Latinos are a crucial voting bloc.
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