[WardFive] DC Latino Caucus announces new leadership

Congratulations to the new 2015 DC Latino Caucus Officers:

Gabriela Mossi, President
John Rodriguez, Vice-President
Jorge Escurra, Treasurer
Karen Vanegas, Secretary
Claudia Barragan, Communications Officer

I am pleased to announce the new leadership of the DC Latino Caucus.  Read article below for more details or visit www.dclc.org/about.htm to see full leadership list.  Congratulations to the new leadership, and I wish continued success to the organization.    

 

I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone that has supported me over the years in my role as President of the DC Latino Caucus.  I am now moving on to another role:  To advocate for the admission of the District of Columbia as the 51^st State in the Union, as the US Representative (Shadow) for the District of Columbia. 

 

I will be working with Senators Paul Strauss, Michael D Brown, our Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, and an entire group of individuals and organizations (DCVOTE, FreeDC, DC for Democracy, Vision House, DC Statehood – Yes we can!, Neighbor United for Statehood, DC Statehood Coalition, National Latino Alliance for DC Statehood, and many others) that are part of a coalition united around a core value of our democracy –equal representation for all citizens. 

 

On January 13, 2015, Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced Bill H.R.-317, New Columbia Admission Act,  in the House of Representatives with a record 93 co-sponsors.  Part of my job now is to get as many members as possible of the House of Representatives to co-sponsor this Bill.  To that end, my office has started targeting members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.  I attended the Caucus' swearing-in ceremony and had brief speaking time at the Caucus' Congressional reception.  I am hoping that my office will have reached every Latino members of the House of Representatives for support by the end of February, and that we can soon report that the majority of the Latino members are co-sponsors of the Bill.  We will than target other members of the House of Representatives.    

 

My office contact information below: 

Wilson Building

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite C-09

Washington DC 20004

Office:  202-727-9110

 

In the next few days, I will update my website www.franklinfordc.com with updated information to let you know what I am doing to get us closer to becoming the 51^st State and how you can get involve.  I look forward to your continued support and ideas.

 

Sincerely

 

Franklin Garcia

US Representative (Shadow) for DC

www.franklinfordc.com    

Email:  franklin.garcia@dc.gov

Cell phone: 202-460-3046

@fgarciadc

 

P.S. If you didn't see swearing-in ceremony, my Assistant recorded event and you can watch it on-line, and see photos, at: http://dcireporter.com/dc-swearing-in-2015/.  I will update my website with speaking engagements for DC Statehood I had at various key events, including Congressional reception, NYU, SOTU event; please check my website for these updates.   

             

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DC Latino Caucus Elects New Leadership

Posted: 01/26/2015 5:06 pm EST Updated: 01/26/2015 5:59 pm EST

 

The DC Latino Caucus, the main political organization for Latinos in the nation's capital, elected new officers and members to its board. The new president of the organization is native Washingtonian Gabriela Mossi, who was the vice president of the organization. Gabriella Mossi, currently works for the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation, a DC-based non-profit that advocates for minority-owned small and mid-size businesses. Gabriella holds an undergraduate degree in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and graduate degrees in International Management from two European universities. The new vice president is John Rodriguez. Rodriguez, new to Washington, has managed campaigns for candidates across the country. Most recently, Rodriguez was campaign manager for the Edward "Smitty" Smith Campaign for DC Attorney General. Mr. Rodriguez holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of California school system. Other officers include, Dr. Jorge Escurra, as the treasurer, Claudia Barragan is the new communications officer, and Karen Vanegas is the secretary.

In addition to electing the officers of the organization, the DC Latino Caucus also elected 8 Board members: Claudia Barragan, Maria Corrales, Alfredo Diaz, Jorge Escurra, Xiomara Flores, Maria Ibanez, Jackie Reyes, and John Rodriguez were elected to serve 2-year terms on the Board. Founded in 2005, the DC Latino Caucus is an affiliate of the DC Democratic State Committee.

The organization maintains a Political Action Committee (PAC), used mainly to endorse Democratic candidates, and to elect two ex-officio members to the DC Democratic State Committee. The PAC has over 400 active members.

Speaking at the elections meeting, newly elected president Gabriela Mossi spoke about the need to continue to reach to Latinos in the city and get them involved in the political process. "Latinos are almost 15% of the population in DC, and we would like to see an equal number of Latinos participate in the political process in the city," said Mossi. "The high interest in the election of the Board and Officers of our Caucus is a reflection of the progress we have made over the years, and we should capitalize on this momentum with the great team we have on our Board," concluded Mossi.

The DC Latino Caucus is credited with increasing the number of elected Latinos to the Central Committee of the Democratic Party in DC. Last year, over nine Latinos, most of them members of the DC Latino Caucus, appeared on the Democratic Primary ballot, and five got elected, a record for a Primary election in the city.

Members of the new Board of DC Latino Caucus