Latina State Representative States Her Case in Running for GA-7 Congressional Seat

05/17/19 • 32 min

Democrats Abroad Hispanic Caucus Podcast

From immigrating to the U.S. as a young child to finishing law school to being elected as the first Latina in the state legislature, Brenda López Romero now aspires to be the next congresswoman representing the 7th Congressional District of Georgia. The Democrats Abroad Hispanic Caucus had a great discussion* with Rep. López Romero in learning more about why she's running and what her platform issues are. As a fully-bilingual lawmaker, we definitely appreciated López Romero speaking directly to GA-7 voters living abroad and to our Spanish-speaking caucus members. Please feel free to share this podcast episode with any and all Americans who vote in Georgia's 7th district! "No podemos mejorar como estado, no podemos mejorar como país, sin tener buenos trabajos y desarrollo económico." - Brenda López Romero Sus comentarios en español comienzan a las 27:20 en la conversación. (Rep. López Romero’s Spanish-language remarks begin at 27:20 into the conversation.) _____ DA Hispanic Caucus participants in this episode: Marybeth Yarosh (DA Australia), José Miguel Madrigal (DA Costa Rica), and Michael Ramos (DA Australia). Podcast music provided by Carlos Colao (DA Spain), musician and member of the DA Hispanic Caucus. *Note: Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties with recording the interview, there was an unexpected Internet "glitch" which resulted in missing four seconds of Rep. Lopez Romero's recorded commentary beginning at the 09:22 mark.

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"We need more than 'thoughts and prayers' from our politicians": A Meaningful Talk on Gun Control With Activist Alex Navarro

Will Prescott and Michael Ramos of the Democrats Abroad Hispanic Caucus caught up with San Francisco-based, pro-gun safety activist Alex Navarro with Moms Demand Action (https://momsdemandaction.org/). As a former member of Democrats Abroad Netherlands, Alex has significant experience living abroad and has since advocated tirelessly for common-sense gun reforms to her California lawmakers. Have a listen to learn more about what Alex has been doing since returning back to the U.S. and why she is a clear leader in the ongoing fight again the gun lobby. "At Moms Demand Action, we know that everyday in America there are about a hundred people who are shot and killed with a gun, and for every person there are two others who are injured. It's our responsibility to vote for politicians who care about us, who care about our safety, and who will do more than just send us 'thoughts and prayers' when we're injured. We need action." -- Alex Navarro *Podcast music credit: Carlos Colao, musician and member of Democrats Abroad Spain and Democrats Abroad Hispanic Caucus.

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Searching for Hispanic Americans in U.S. Military Senior Leadership Positions: An Issue Overview With USAF Col. Edward Cabrera (Ret.)

One of the lesser-talked about issues of our time is the serious lack of Hispanic representation in the upper-most ranks of the United States Armed Forces, such as generals and admirals. Among those fighting to raise awareness of this issue is Edward Cabrera, president of the Hispanic Veterans Leadership Alliance (https://www.casabagroup.net/). "Eddie" is a former U.S. Air Force aviator who's now trying to educate both the public and federal lawmakers on this important issue. With an April 17th letter to the Defense Department backed by a May 7th letter from Congress, Eddie and his Alliance have been busy in 2019 in not only pointing out the problems with Hispanics being absent from senior officer positions, but he's also been proposing strategies to key officials to increase Hispanic representation in these role-model and mission-critical positions. As someone who previously flew F-16 fighter jets and other combat-ready aircraft in addition to continuing to serve our country by working as a NASA programs manager, members of the DA Hispanic Caucus and the DA Military and Veteran Family Caucus were grateful that Eddie joined our podcast to spread his important messaging. As Eddie mentions on the podcast, Americans living abroad can help the cause in doing a take-action item by contacting your members of Congress - ¡Escúchalo ya! DA participants in this episode: Anna Marie Mattson (DA France), Michael Lee (DA Germany), Carlos Colao (DA Spain), and Michael Ramos (DA Australia). Podcast music provided by Carlos Colao, musician and member of the DA Hispanic Caucus.