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Newly Registered Latinx Voters Key to Georgia Runoff Victory, Voto Latino Registered 15% of All New Georgia Voters Since General Election
January 11, 2021 GMT
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ A coalition of young, diverse voters delivered two Democratic Senate seats in Georgia, which has one of the fastest-growing Latinx populations in the country. Voto Latino, the nation’s leading Latinx voter registration outfit, registered 11,528 Georgian voters between November 30 and December 7 for the January 5 Senate runoff. Voto Latino previously registered 35,787 Georgians for the 2020 general election cycle, in which Biden won by 11,779 votes.
Zoe Saldana and Rosario Dawson Voice La Bourinquena in Animated Georgia Runoff PSAs
The Mandalorian and
Josie and the Pussycats star Rosario Dawson has been voicing La Borinqueña, the afro-Latinx superhero created by Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, in a number of animated shorts aimed at getting out the vote throughout 2020. With the Georgia runoff election set to determine the balance of power in the U.S. Senate, she s picking up a little help from
Guardians of the Galaxy and
The Losers star Zoe Saldana. In a trio of new animated spots designed to encourage Georgians to vote early in the Senate runoff elections taking place on January 5, 2021, Dawson voices the superhero in English, while Saldana takes point on the Spanish-language PSAs.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Voto Latino celebrates California Secretary of State Alex Padilla becoming the first Latinx person to represent California in the United States Senate after Governor Gavin Newsom announced his appointment to the seat being vacated by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Padilla will serve out the two remaining years in Harris term. With a population that is nearly 40% Latinx, California has been significantly out-of-step in its representation of the Latinx community in Washington. Padilla will be only the tenth Latinx person to serve in the United States Senate. Congratulations to Senator Padilla for this landmark moment in our community and country s history, said María Teresa Kumar, president and CEO of Voto Latino. A sincere congratulations as well to Governor Newsom for his progressive decision to give voice and representation to California s Latinx community. Only 26 years removed from Prop 18
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Dec. 20, 2020
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