Howard Dean Wins Support of Latinos for America for DNC Chair
Latinos for America.com
“To have someone with the integrity and conscience of Gov. Dean
at the helm of a major party, would be a coup not only for
progressives, but for every American wishing to restore integrity to
our political system. “
Since its founding almost one year ago, Latinos for America
has taken a stand for Latinos/Hispanics of all backgrounds. Our main
focus has been to provide trainings, materials, and educational
announcements to thousands of activists and first-time voters around
the country. Our message to Latinos and Friends of the Community is
simple: by speaking up and standing up for your values, and by
organizing with like-minded people, you can make a difference.
We
trained campaign managers, as well as new activists, in how to get
involved in their communities and their country. We created radio and
television public service announcements in Spanish and English to help
get out the vote. In the Tucson, Arizona area alone, two of our Latino
training graduates gained elected office.
Yet none
of these things would have been possible without the active support and
encouragement from Governor Howard Dean, and his grassroots
organization, Democracy for America. Democracy for America provided LFA
with valuable funds and support to make our acclaimed trainings
available to people around the country. Thanks to Dr. Dean, LFA
organized the first-ever high-level campaign management training
entirely in Spanish, tailored to active members of a janitor’s union.
Dr.
Howard Dean has been a strong supporter of Latino/Hispanic rights
throughout his life. As a young man, Gov. Dean learned to speak Spanish
by working in a Florida cattle ranch alongside immigrant farmers. As a
national candidate for president, he surprised his critics by gaining
the endorsement of the majority of members of the Congressional
Hispanic Caucus, along with that of Dolores Huerta, of the celebrated
United Farm Workers Union.
As the leader of Democracy for America,
which has sought to regenerate the farm-worker organizer model of the
1970’s and 80’s, Gov. Dean has proven that he can make the dream of
effective progressive grassroots organizing at the national level a
reality.
For
Latinos for America, an endorsement of Dr. Dean for the post of DNC
Chair is about more than progressive beliefs. A person like Governor
Dean has broad-based appeal. He appeals to moderates and progressives
of all the major parties, because he believes in the goals he lays out,
and he stands up for fundamental values, even when it is not popular to
do so.
To have someone with the integrity and conscience of Gov. Dean
at the helm of a major party, would be a coup not only for
progressives, but for every American wishing to restore integrity to
our political system.
With an
overwhelming vote of support among LFA’s officers, training graduates,
and other active members, Latinos for America proudly and
enthusiastically endorses Governor Howard Dean to lead the Democratic
National Committee. Because the future of our nation rests on the
validity of our electoral process and the integrity of our political
leaders, we encourage individuals and organizations around the country
to join us in taking this important step, and supporting Governor Dean
in this quest to reintroduce values to our political system, and
putting our nation back on track.
Sincerely,
The Board of Directors of Latinos for America
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