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11:04pm January 20, 2013

Obama’s Latino Problem, Texas Latino Políticos & Latino Voters

This week’s Latino politics news roundup covers Latinos (or the lack thereof) in President Obama’s campaign, some happenings with Latino politicians in Texas at the congressional and state level, and finally some data about the Latino electorate.

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Adriana Maestas

Adriana Maestas is the senior contributing editor of Politic365.com. She has covered issues ranging from immigration and higher education to health care policy. Adriana holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of California, Irvine and a master’s degree in public policy from Claremont Graduate University. You can find her on twitter: @LatinoPolitics

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San Antonio Voters Back Julian Castro for 3rd Term as Mayor

On Saturday, Julian Castro was re-elected to a third term as the Mayor of San Antonio with 66.5 percent of the vote. The San Antonio Express-News reports that only 6.9 percent of eligible voters turned out. Although this is a v...

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No Car, No House, & Soon No Job: Villaraigosa Hints at His Future

As Antonio Villaraigosa’s final term as Mayor of Los Angeles comes to a close, there has been a series of articles looking at his legacy as mayor. On Friday, The New York Times published a piece describing how Villaraigos...

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A Look Into Obama’s Latino Voter Outreach Strategy

lida Garcia loves President Barack Obama. As the National Latino Vote Deputy Director for Obama for America in last year’s campaign, Garcia’s perspective is unique — especially when it comes to Latino voters. Over the cou...

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Obama Inauguration 2013: Have Latinos arrived?

Originally published by VOXXI. BY TONY CASTRO Some time back, when I was lecturing at an Ivy League school about the then fledgling Latino civil rights movement, a student asked what would signal to me that Hispanics had arrive...

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Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa Parties with Charlie Sheen in Baja

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has always bridged the fine line between his mayoral duties and reaching out to the entertainment industry that largely defines the City of Angels. Since assuming office in 2005, Mayor Vil...

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Dominic Prado

good job, informative.

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