Home | Latino Leaders | Voter Info | Register To Vote | Articles | Issues  Meet the Latino Leaders that are currently in Congress. Latinos in Congress Joe Baca Xavier Becerra Dennis Cardoza Henry Cuellar Lincoln Diaz-Balart Mario Diaz-Balart Luis Fortuño Charles Gonzalez Raul Grijalva Luis Gutierrez Rubén Hinojosa Grace Napolitano Solomon Ortiz Ed Pastor Silvestre Reyes Ciro Rodriguez Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Lucille Roybal-Allard Linda Sánchez Loretta Sanchez Jose Serrano Albio Sires Hilda Solis Nydia Velázquez View Voter Info for Your State: Choose a State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming It's Election Day 2008!! Welcome to LatinosVote.Com. This is a site dedicated to educating Latino voters about the elections process. For information on this site contact us at (info at latinosvote dot com). More is needed to end voting obstacles (Norwalk Advocate) In its present ideological mode, the Republican Party finds itself to be a real minority. This weakness is especially pronounced among blacks, the fast-growing Latino bloc and the poor in general. And as it happens, today the poor are a fast-growing bloc too. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:36:51 GMT Madera Unified case is changing elections throughout California (Los Angeles Times) The heavily Latino district's voting system made it hard for Latinos to win school board seats. A judge ruled it violated the state Voting Rights Act. Other cities are taking note. You would never mistake Jesse Lopez Jr. for a revolutionary. Soft-spoken, with a shy smile beneath his gray mustache, the retired school custodian and amateur mariachi singer hardly seems like an instigator. ... Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:15:55 GMT Obama's man withdraws after scandal (The Advocate) THE president-elect, Barack Obama, has moved to cut short any further ethical controversies surrounding his yet-to-be-sworn-in administration by accepting the withdrawal of his commerce secretary nominee, Bill Richardson. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:28:54 GMT High grades, high stress for Asian-American students in Bay Area (Oakland Tribune) Many Asian parents, especially well-educated immigrants, set sky-high expectations for their children. Vote: How best to close the gap? Special Report: The Achievement Gap Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:29:49 GMT Hall of Justice brings back many memories (Redlands Daily Facts) Redlands' former police station arrested the attention of more than a dozen readers. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:24:15 GMT Where can I find information on the candidates running for office in my area? Most local newspapers usually release a voter guide two weeks before an election. Also in many states, registered voters get an election booklet listing all candidates in your area, as well as different ballot initiatives. For more information contact your local League of Women Voters. You may also visit the web site of the Clerk of the House to see a compiled official list of all Congressional candidates per state. ¿Dónde puedo encontrar información sobre los candidatos que estan corriendo para puestos en mi área? La mayoría de los periódicos locales normalmente sacan una guía para el votante dos semanas antes de las elecciónes. También en muchos estados, a los votantes registrado se les manda un folleto informativo sobre las elecciónes que lista a todos los candidatos en su área. Para más información contacte a la Liga de Mujeres Votantes(League of Women Voters) sercana. Tabien puede encontrar una list oficial de todos los candidatos Congresionalas por estado en la pagina de internet de el Clerk of House.