Esparza’s win could be a double milestone victory for North Carolina’s Latino community—he would be the first Latino elected to statewide office and the first Latino state treasurer.
WASHINGTON – Today, Latino Victory Fund, the most influential national organization helping to build political power within the Latino community at every level of government, announced its endorsement of Gabe Esparza for North Carolina Treasurer.
Latino Victory Fund President & CEO Sindy M. Benavides issued the following statement:
“Gabe Esparza is an advocate for economic opportunity and his top priority is to expand financial stability for North Carolina’s working families. Gabe’s story is one of resilience and altruism; he’s focused not only on his path to success but on helping others succeed. His experience as a leading civic and business executive, as a mentor for young Latinos, and as a senior official in the Small Business Administration, afford him key insights that will inform his efforts to strengthen economic opportunity and expand financial stability for working families in the state. A win for Gabe will also increase representation for Latinos at the executive level in North Carolina, a state that 1.1 million Latinos call home. If elected, Gabe will make history—he would be the first Latino state treasurer and the first Latino elected statewide in a state with one of the fastest-growing Latino populations. Latino Victory Fund is proud to endorse his historic candidacy for North Carolina Treasurer.”
You can learn more about Esparza’s campaign here.
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The Latino Victory Fund is a progressive political action committee with the mission of growing Latino political power by increasing Latino representation at every level of government – from the school board to the Senate to the White House.
