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IN THIS EDITION - August 10, 2020

  • First Latinas Elected to Represent Texas in Congress
  • Who Should Biden Pick for Vice Presidential Running Mate?
  • Latino Corporate Directors Association Virtual 2020 Board Leaders Convening
  • Latinos Holding Responsible Positions in the Energy Sector
  • News Aggregation for Week of August 10, 2020
FIRST LATINAS ELECTED
TO REPRESENT TEXAS IN CONGRESS
Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)
Houston, Texas

Rep. Sylvia Garcia took an active role in the case of military soldier Vanessa Guillén who was raped and killed. Click here to see video.
Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX)
El Paso, Texas

Rep. Veronica Escobar led town hall seeking ways to fight racism, hate and gun violence in El Paso, Texas. Click here for more information
WHY JOE BIDEN SHOULD PICK
MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM FOR VICE PRESIDENT
Biden Risks Losing Latino Voters
Reuters


New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham

"Lujan Grisham, 60, became the first Latina Democratic governor of a state in 2018, after serving six years in Congress. Biden’s campaign has been pushed by allies to consider a running mate who could boost his support among Latino voters, potentially the largest minority voting bloc in the November election." 


Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham

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George Stephanopoulos
Interviews Gov. Lujan Grisham
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham engages with ABC's George Stephanopoulos on public safety and COVID-19 protection actions.

See the discussion in the video clip.

Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, became the second Latina to be elected as governor for the state of New Mexico.
Latinos Holding Key Positions in
Utility Commissions and Oversight of the Electric Grid System
Tomas J. Rodriguez
Assistant Executive Director
Organization of PJM States, Inc. (OPSI)
Chicago, IL

OPSI is an inter-governmental organization of utility regulatory commissions from the 14 state jurisdictions either wholly or partly in the service area of PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM). It is a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)-approved transmission operator, coordinating the high voltage electric transmission grid and wholesale electricity market within its service area. OPSI has been established by the public utility commissions having jurisdiction within the PJM region for the purpose of providing a means to act in concert when deemed to be in the common public interest and social welfare.
Jorge Alonso
Financial Analyst
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
St. Paul, MN

Jorge has been a financial analyst the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission for over seven years. During that time he has managed or consulted on every regulated utility's rate cases. Jorge is his Commission's subject matter expert in several areas including taxes, nuclear issues and decoupling. Jorge was instrumental in helping ensure the passage of the 2019 diversity legislation in the energy utility industry. Since then he has been the MPUC's liaison with the Energy Utility Diversity Group. In the Spring of 2020, Jorge graduated from the State of Minnesota's prestigious Emerging Leaders Institute.
2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
AUGUST 17 -20
AUGUST 21 - 24
'El Soldado' Vandalized on Independence Day
Sacramento - California Mexican American mothers from Los Angeles held tamale sales to gather enough money to build a memorial for their sons who gave their lives to defend America. California is home to an estimated 300,000 Latino veterans who bravely served in the military.

The American GI Forum of California reported this hateful act to the Latino Journal and a photo of the vandalism is shown here.

Protesters are destroying historical and symbolic monuments such as El Soldado in the Capitol Park in Sacramento.

Frederick Romero, former State Commander of the American GI Forum, said, "I believe in peaceful protest, but not vandalizing our heritage of families who have fought for our country. Our memorial stands for our love for this country and the statute was brought to us by our mothers."

Guarantees freedom of expression by prohibiting Congress from restricting the press or the rights of individuals to speak freely. It also guarantees the right of citizens to assemble peaceably and to petition their government.
SELECT STORIES - Week of August 10, 2020

COVID-19

ECONOMY & BUSINESS

EDUCATION

WASHINGTON D.C.


TECHNOLOGY

2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

LOCAL POLICE & VIOLENT CRIME


MEXICO / CANADA

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