Martha Escutia
Martha Escutia is a Southern California activist.
MAPA endorsement meeting
Over 130 delegates to the Mexican American Retro Region Primary Endorsing Convention in Los Angeles April 25, 1992 voted to endorse those Congressional, State Senate, Assembly, and county supervisor candidates who took the strongest pro labor and pro immigrant stands.
Guest speakers were Maria Elena Durazo, President of Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Local 11, Gilbert Cedillo of Service Employees Local 660, and Alfredo Pascoy of the Mexico's Revolutionary Democratic Party.
Martha Escutia won the Mexican American Political Association's support to be the Democratic candidate for the 50th Assembly District, after calling for universal health care for all, and opposition to school vouchers. She had formerly been a lobbyist for the National Council of La Raza for 5 years.[1]
Obama supporter
Two prominent Latino politicians in Los Angeles endorsed Illinois Senator Barack Obama in January 2008, after withdrawing support for New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson who quit the U.S. presidential race, according to the Obama campaign.
The endorsement came from California state Senator Gil Cedillo and former state Democratic Senator Martha Escutia of Los Angeles.
Richardson dropped out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, following fourth-place finishes in the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary. Obama finished first in Iowa and second in New Hampshire behind New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Other Latino elected officials in California who had already endorsed Obama included Senate Majority Leader Gloria Romero of Los Angeles, who was chair of California Latinos for Obama, Senator Dean Florez of Bakersfield and Pomona city Mayor Norma Torres.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina, who had endorsed Richardson, had not endorsed another candidate yet, while Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was then a national campaign chair for Clinton.[2]
Presentation to Obama's sister
In June 2008, Communist Party USA leader and Executive Director of Cesar E. Chavez National Holiday, Evelina Alarcon presented a poster from the organization to Barack Obama's younger sister Maya Soetoro-Ng at a gathering in East Los Angeles[3].
- Addressing a largely Latino audience in East Los Angeles yesterday, Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng shared stories about her childhood with her older brother, Barack Obama, and the effect he has had on her life. Held in El Sereno’s Hecho en Mexico restaurant, the event drew more than a hundred enthusiastic community activists, local elected officials, and regular citizens...
Clearly "designed to draw support to her brother’s presidential candidacy" from two key voting blocs—women and Latinos— the event was organized by State Senate Majority Leader Gloria Romero, State Senator Martha Escutia (ret.), State Board of Equalization Chair Judy Chu, Los Angeles City Controller Laura Chick, Los Angeles City Councilmember Ed Reyes, and Los Angeles Unified School District Vice President Yolie Flores-Aguilar[4].
References
- ↑ PWW "MAPA endorses pro labor candidates", Rosalio Munoz, May 2 1993 page 2
- ↑ Obama wins endorsement from Latino politicians in Los Angeles www.chinaview.cn 2008-01-14 14:59:42
- ↑ http://www.laprogressive.com/2008/06/22/barack%E2%80%99s-sister-brings-the-heat-to-el-sereno/
- ↑ http://www.laprogressive.com/2008/06/22/barack%E2%80%99s-sister-brings-the-heat-to-el-sereno/