{"id":2026,"date":"2017-11-08T20:35:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T20:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/democrats.org\/blog\/2017\/11\/08\/dnc-on-historic-latino-victories\/"},"modified":"2017-11-08T20:35:00","modified_gmt":"2017-11-08T20:35:00","slug":"dnc-on-historic-latino-victories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-on-historic-latino-victories\/","title":{"rendered":"DNC on Historic Latino Victories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement on Democrats&rsquo; historic election of Latinos across the country:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As the first Latino Chair of the DNC and the proud son of immigrants, I couldn&rsquo;t be prouder of what we accomplished last night. These victories represent a triumph for American values, for the Latino community, and for the enduring promise of the American Dream. And they send a loud and clear message to Donald Trump: We will not live in fear. We will fight back. And we will win.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In Virginia, we are proud to have helped Elizabeth Guzman and Hala Ayala make history by flipping red seats and becoming the first two Latinas elected to the House of Delegates. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Latinos were also elected in Georgia, where Deborah Gonzalez flipped a red seat in the state House, and in Massachusetts where Andy Vargas is becoming one of the youngest state representatives in the state&rsquo;s history.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I also want to congratulate Cathy Murillo and Michelle De La Isla, first Latina mayors of Santa Barbara, California and Topeka, Kansas respectively, and all the new Democratic Latino city council members in Aurora, Colorado; Seattle, Washington; Lancaster, Pennsylvania; and Boise, Idaho.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>El presidente del Comit&eacute; Nacional Dem&oacute;crata, Tom P&eacute;rez, realiz&oacute; las siguientes declaraciones sobre la hist&oacute;rica elecci&oacute;n de dem&oacute;cratas Latinos en todo el pa&iacute;s:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Como el primer presidente Latino del DNC y orgulloso hijo de inmigrantes, no podr&iacute;an satisfacerme m&aacute;s los logros de anoche. &Eacute;stas victorias representan un triunfo para los valores estadounidenses, la comunidad Latina y para la promesa del Sue&ntilde;o Americano. Ayer le enviamos un mensaje fuerte y claro a Donald Trump: no viviremos con miedo, seguiremos luchando y vamos a ganar.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;En Virginia nos enorgullece haber ayudado a Elizabeth Guzman y Hala Ayala a hacer historia al ganar en distritos donde hab&iacute;a representantes republicanos y al convertirse en las primeras Latinas en ser elegidas para la C&aacute;mara de Delegados.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Otros Latinos tambi&eacute;n fueron elegidos en Georgia, donde Deborah Gonz&aacute;lez gan&oacute; en un distrito que era republicano en la C&aacute;mara estatal y en Massachusetts, Andy Vargas quien se convirti&oacute; en uno de los representantes estatales m&aacute;s j&oacute;venes en la historia del estado.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tambi&eacute;n quiero felicitar a Cathy Murillo y Michelle De La Isla, primeras alcaldesas Latinas en las ciudades de Santa B&aacute;rbara, California y Topeka, Kansas respectivamente as&iacute; como a todos los nuevos concejales dem&oacute;cratas en las ciudades de Aurora, Colorado; Seattle, Washington; Lancaster, Pensilvania; y Boise, Idaho.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DNC Chair Tom Perez released the following statement on Democrats&rsquo; historic election of Latinos across the country: &ldquo;As the first Latino Chair of the DNC and the proud son of immigrants, I couldn&rsquo;t be prouder of what we accomplished last night. 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