WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR
WIRE/ -- The National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators today announced its
newly elected national leadership team. NHCSL members present at the 2009
annual meeting held in Santa Monica, California on November 21, 2009, elected
the following candidates to leadership positions:
President: Senator Iris Y. Martinez (IL)
President-Elect: Representative Minnie Gonzalez (CT)
VP for Public Policy: Representative Mario Goico (KS)
VP for Membership: Representative Pedro "Pete"
Marin (GA)
Secretary: Senator Juan M. Pichardo (RI)
Treasurer: Representative Mara Candelaria-Reardon (IN)
"Our team is humbled by the
opportunity to lead NHCSL. We bring a diverse set of attributes to the work of
leading Hispanic State legislators in building policy solutions for Latino
communities and America. We will continue the hard legislative work necessary
to address the issues that are critical to all Latinos, including well-paying
jobs, quality education, comprehensive immigration reform, professional and
technical training, and access to healthcare for all," said NHCSL
President Iris Y. Martinez (IL).
The newly elected leadership team serves
for two years. The leadership team is charged with representing NHCSL members
to national constituencies and serving as the voice of over 300 Hispanic state
legislators across the country, along with a 30-member executive committee.
Rep. Joseph E. Miro (DE) continues to serve on the leadership team as immediate
past President.
The NHCSL is the premier national
association of Hispanic state legislators working to design and implement
policies and procedures that will improve the quality of life for Hispanics
throughout the country. NHCSL was
founded in 1989 as a nonpartisan, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization with the
mission to be the most effective voice for the more than 300 Hispanic
legislators. For more information,
visit www.nhcsl.org.
Contact:
Jason Llorenz
202-434-8070
SOURCE National Hispanic Caucus of State
Legislators
