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Membership to the caucus is open to elected Democratic Latino officials, elected and appointed Democratic Latino precinct committee persons, Democratic Latino voters, the immigrant community and allies. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
WILL COUNTY, IL To raise political and civic consciousness by electing Latinx representatives to all levels of government, the Will County Democratic Central Committee launched the Will County Democratic Latinx Caucus last month.
The Latinx Caucus seeks to unify and empower Latinx communities, ensure fair representation of Latinx interests, educate others on policy issues of importance to the Latinx community and promote political participation through voter registration, candidate and activist training, voter education, and community outreach, according to a release.
CA Governor Faces Potential Recall
Could California Governor Gavin Newsom actually face a recall election? And could Newsom be ousted like Governor Gray Davis in 2003?
Before I answer let’s keep in mind a critical fact: California is very different politically than it was in 2003. Heavily Democratic Latino voting has become a constant. Republicans cannot elect anyone to statewide office.
That’s why it is so remarkable that many see Newsom as potentially at risk if the recall qualifies. How can a Governor who won by a 62%-38% landslide in 2018 already be in political trouble?
It’s More Than the Pandemic
In a year of tough calls, the most difficult for Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham was the one on the phone with her mother.
âYou left me here,â 80-year-old Sonja Lujan said from the assisted living facility in Albuquerque where she lives.
âI didnât leave you, Mom,â Lujan Grisham assured her mother, whose memory is deteriorating.
The governor then had to remind Lujan of the ongoing situation many would rather forget: the coronavirus pandemic, which has upended New Mexicansâ lives, crippled the stateâs economy, pushed its health care system to the brink and claimed the lives of more than 300,000 Americans.