In Arizona, where Latinos tend to be younger and more recent immigrants, they may prove decisive in the battle for control of the Senate and in a crucial race for governor.
made inroads in his 2020 presidential run, increasing his share of the Latino vote to 38% from 28% in 2016, according to an analysis of validated voters by the Pew Research Center.
Leaders of that movement now hold prominent positions: Gallego is in Congress and Raquel Terán is a state senator and chair of the Arizona Democratic Party. Unite Here’s hotel and food service workers are canvassing six days a week, focusing on turning out Black and Latino voters who have said they support Hobbs and Kelly but might need an extra push to vote, he said.
"Hispanics care about jobs. They’re against inflation. They want a secure border," Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, who leads the Senate GOP’s campaign arm, said after an event last month at a Latino outreach office for the party in Phoenix. "They want their kids to get a good education. Hispanics are fed up that the public school system wants to teach their kids critical race theory.
"She stuttered and stammered her way through a softball question of what has she learned from the Latino community. She couldn’t come up with one thing," Lake said at a news conference last month."They’re the most hardworking, devoted to their family," Lake said of Latinos. "They show us that there’s a balance in life -- when you put your faith in God, you love your family, you work hard you can have that American dream.
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