What Prominent Latino Elected Officials are Team Kamala?

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Originally published in The Latino Newsletter–reprinted with permission.

Ever since President Joe Biden announced on Sunday afternoon that he would not seek a second term and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the 2024 Democratic Party nominee, several Latino Democrats and organizations have been sharing statements of support. Here is just a sampling of the Harris endorsements. (FYI, the New York Times has a comprehensive list of all Democratic elected officials who are all in for Harris as of Monday morning. This list is being updated, and other Latino Democrats are on the complete list.)


Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)

Tweet shared by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)

Tweet shared by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA)

Tweet shared by Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA)

Tweet shared by Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA)

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)

Tweet shared by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)

Tweet shared by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)

Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)

Tweet shared by Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)

Tweet shared by Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)

Rep, Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY)

Tweet shared by Rep, Nydia M. Vel\u00e1zquez (D-NY)

Tweet shared by Rep, Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY)

Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX)

Tweet shared by Rep, Joaquin Castro (D-TX)

Tweet shared by Rep, Joaquin Castro (D-TX)

Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX)

Tweet shared by Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX)

Tweet shared by Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX)

Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX)

Tweet shared by Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX)

Tweet shared by Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX)

Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA)

Tweet shared by Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA)

Tweet shared by Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA)

Rep. Yadira Caraveo (D-CO)

Tweet shared by Rep. Yadira Caraveo (D-CO)

Tweet shared by Rep. Yadira Caraveo (D-CO)

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA)

Tweet shared by Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA)

Tweet shared by Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA)

Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-OR)

Tweet shared by Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-OR)

Tweet shared by Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-OR)

Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL)

Tweet shared by Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL)

Tweet shared by Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL)

Rep. Maxwell Alejando Frost (D-FL)

Tweet shared by Rep. Maxwell Alejando Frost (D-FL)

Tweet shared by Rep. Maxwell Alejando Frost (D-FL)

Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX)

Tweet shared by Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX)

Tweet shared by Rep. Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX)

Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)

Tweet shared by Rep. Ra\u00fal Grijalva (D-AZ)

Tweet shared by Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)

Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García (D-IL)

Tweet shared by Rep. Jes\u00fas \u201cChuy\u201d Garc\u00eda (D-IL)

Tweet shared by Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García (D-IL)

Several Democratic-leaning Latino organizations also shared support for Harris. Here are links to four of those groups and their statements:

Latino Victory Project

United Farm Workers

UnidosUS Action Fund

CHC Bold PAC


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