Press Release

Released Feb. 16, 2017 Washington, D.C. – Cristóbal J. Alex, President of the Latino Victory Project, issued the following statement responding to President Trump’s nomination of R. Alexander Acosta for Labor Secretary: “We won’t simply celebrate Trump for doing the bare minimum by nominating one Latino to his cabinet — especially on the day when […]

  Washington, D.C. – Cristóbal J. Alex, president of Latino Victory Fund, issued the following statement after the historic election of the first Latino Chair of the Democratic Party in its nearly 200 years of existence, Tom Perez: “Today’s historic election marks the beginning of a new chapter for the Democratic Party. Latino Victory Fund

On the same day as Trump’s first joint address to Congress, a few blocks away top Latino political leaders will gather to develop a strategy to fight back against Trump’s policies Washington, D.C. – Cristóbal J. Alex, President of the Latino Victory Fund, announced that on February 28, the same day that Donald Trump will

Washington, D.C. – Cristóbal J. Alex, presidente del Latino Victory Fund anunció que el 28 de febrero – el mismo día que Donald Trump dará su primer discurso ante el Congreso – Latino Victory organizará en Washington D.C. la primera cumbre de líderes y estrategas políticos latinos del país desde que Trump tomó posesión. El

Washington, D.C. – Cristóbal J. Alex, President of the Latino Victory Project, issued the following statement congratulating New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito on a powerful final policy address in her role as Speaker: “Today, New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito laid out a clear and powerful roadmap to push back against the onslaught of

Washington, D.C. – Cristóbal J. Alex, President of the Latino Victory Project, issued the following statement after the confirmation of Steve Mnuchin as Treasury secretary. “Tonight, Senate Republicans confirmed yet another unqualified individual to serve in Trump’s cabinet. Steve Mnuchin built his wealth by taking advantage of families dreaming of owning their own homes, many of them

Washington, D.C. – Cristóbal J. Alex, President of the Latino Victory Project, issued the following statement after the confirmation of Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. “With the confirmation of Rep. Tom Price as the new Secretary of Health and Human Services, Senate Republicans just put primary

Washington, D.C. – Cristóbal J. Alex, President of the Latino Victory Project, issued the following statement after the confirmation of Sen. Jeff Sessions as attorney general: “Republicans were desperate to jam through Donald Trump’s extremist, rubber-stamp pick to be attorney general. Since being rejected by the Republicans in the Senate Judiciary Committee in the eighties,

Washington, D.C. – Cristóbal J. Alex, presidente de Latino Victory Project, hizo las siguientes declaraciones después de la confirmación del Senador Jeff Sessions como procurador general: “Los republicanos estaban desesperados por empujar al extremista seleccionado por Donald Trump para validar sus posiciones como procurador general. Después de haber sido rechazado por republicanos en el Comité

Washington, D.C. – Cristóbal J. Alex, President of the Latino Victory Project, issued the following statement after the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as education secretary: “Today, fifty Republican senators failed the American people. These Republicans ignored thousands of people who called and rallied outside of their offices asking them to put the interests of our