Ohio’s Largest Latino Newspaper, La Prensa, Endorses Sherrod Brown for U.S. Senate

In this election, the Latino Community will play an important voting role throughout the United States, including in Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana, where it is estimated that the Latino Community is well over a million strong.  

...The National Hispanic Leadership Agenda provides a scorecard where they track how our legislatures vote on Latino issues. […] For example, last year’s scorecard showed that U.S. Congressman Sherrod Brown (OH-District 13), who is now running for the U.S. Senate, scored a 100% when voting on issues that have an impact on the Latino Community, while U.S. Senator Mike DeWine’s score for 2005 was 50%.

...Getting back to Congressman Sherrod Brown—he has always made it a point to makes sure that his staff had representation from the minority communities. Not long ago, one of his Latino staff members – Diana Meleti – was the 2005 recipient of the Distinguished Hispanic Ohioan Award, which is given to a Latino leader who continually dedicates their time to improve the quality of life for Latinos throughout Ohio. In 2004, Brown was given the Nuestro Familia Award which was presented by the Ohio Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs. This award is given to a non Latino individual or organization that has made a positive impact on the lives of the Latino Community in Ohio. […]
 
I have been privileged to watch many of the candidates who are running for office and I am proud to say that I am most impressed with Ted Strickland, Sherrod Brown, and Betty Sutton (for U.S. Congress).

¡Su voto es su voz!
 
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11/03/2006 / Permalink / Endorsements, (all tags)