Hillary Clinton Campaign Press Release - Clinton Campaign Announces Virginia Hispanic Leadership Council

The Clinton campaign today announced its Virginia Hispanic Leadership Council, comprised of community leaders from across the state who are already mobilizing grassroots support for Hillary leading up to Virginia's February 12th primary.

"Latinos in Virginia know that Hillary Clinton has the strength and experience to create the real change America needs," said Carlos Del Toro, Chair of the Virginia Hispanic Leadership Council. "Hillary will fight for us day in and day out - whether it's providing health care for every single American, or returning our troops from Iraq safely and soundly, or fixing our economy on day one. Hillary will be a President that will worry for the wellbeing of our families," Del Toro added.

"Hillary Clinton is our friend. She has been committed to the issues that are important to Latino families for 35 years," said Rita Aguilar, Co-chair of the Council. "Latinos appreciate her hard work and her ability to bring solutions to the challenges facing our community and our country."

"I am very excited about receiving the support from these community leaders," said Hillary Clinton. "The Hispanic community has been key for our campaign, and it will play a key role in the February 12th primary. I look forward to working with them to help put our country back on track."

The Virginia Hispanic Leadership Council Includes:

• Andrea Abreu, Realtor
• Rita Aguilar, Co-Chair, Democratic Lawyers Council
• Mauricio Alarcon, Teacher and former LULAC Virginia State Director
• Ramon Alvarado, Community Activist
• Beatriz Amberman, Tidewater Area Hispanic Outreach Coordinator
• Elmer Arias, Former President Metro Area El Salvadorian Chamber of Commerce
• Frederick Babb Maldonado, CEO, Babb Maldonado & Associates LLC
• Bettie Baca, Community Activist
• Fernando Barrueta, Director, Security One Bank
• Sindy Benavides, Community Activist
• Wilfredo Bohorquez, Community Activist
• Cristina Caballero, President, Dialogue on Diversity
• Jose Campos, Director the Job Avenue Arlington County
• Laura Campos, Community Activist
• Ikeita Cantu Hinojosa, Community Activist
• Hugo Carballo, Community Activist
• Alejandra Castillo, Founding member, US-Dominican National Roundtable
• Fransisco Castro, CHINAMECA Community President
• Monica Cevallos, National Coordinator and Virginia State Coordinator, Latinos for Clinton
• Marieli Colon-Padilla, Activist
• Caroline Croft, Former Executive Director, Robert F. Kennedy Foundation for Human Rights
• Pablo Cuadrado, Owner, Tickers Coffee
• Sharon Davis, Former Chair, Arlington County Democratic Committee
• Angie Del Reigo, Artist
• Carlos Del Toro, CDR, U.S.N. (Ret.), White House Fellow
• Betty Del Toro, Educator
• Ingrid Duran, Former President/CEO Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute and Co-Founder and Principal, D&P Creative Strategies, LLC
• Elaine Everson, Community Activist
• Carissa Fana, Associate, Dewey Square Group
• Julie Fernandez, Community Activist
• Manuel Fierro, The Herndon Law Firm
• Jose Frias, Community Activist
• Joel Gomez, Associate Dean for Research- GW University School of Education
• Damaris Gonzalez, Realtor
• Leni Gonzalez, Community Activist
• Susan Gonzalez, Public Affairs Executive
• Jorge Granados, Community Activist
• Rita Jaramillo, Community Outreach, National Education Association
• Robin King, Former US Government and OAS trade official
• Alicia Knight, Fredericksburg Region Hispanic Outreach
• Jeff Lewis, Community Activist
• Arlene Limas, Small Business Owner
• Michele Manatt, Former State Department Official and Community Activist
• Kathleen Manatt, Democratic Party Activist Trustee, Fords Theatre
• Manuel Mathews, Stafford County Democratic Activist
• Johanna Mendelson Forman, US-Latin America policy expert
• Louisa Meruvia, Community Activist
• Carmen Monico, MSc, PhD Student, Virginia Commonwealth University
• George Munoz, Former Assistant Secretary, US Treasury
• Kathy Munoz, Community Activist
• Elizabeth Oliver Lisboa-Farrow, CEO, The Oliver Group, Inc.
• Michael Palma, Community Activist
• Amanda Palma, Community Activist
• Pedro Pablo Permuy, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for Western Hemisphere
• Gisella Piacentin, Realtor
• Catherine Pino, Co-Founder and Principal D&P Creative Strategies, LLC
• Yoli Prado, Graphic Designer
• Rafael Ramirez, Business Representative, Mid-Atlantic Regional Council of Carpenters
• Jose Ramos, Former Director CARECEN
• Luis Reyes, Business Owner Lauriol Plaza
• Ileana Rivera, Manager, Multicultural Affairs/ Interpreter / Social Worker
• Marisa Rivera-Albert, President of Empowerment Works, former President of the National Hispana Leadership Institute
• Alex Rodriguez, President, Rodriguez & Associates
• Peter Romero, Former Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere
• Sharon Saez, Community Activist
• Ruth Alicia Sandoval, CEO, BusinessconX
• Susan Schmidt, Attorney and International Business Advisor, ManattJones Global Strategies
• Julia Sweig, US-Latin America policy expert
• Andres Tobar, Latino community activist
• Ann Unitas, Community Activist
• Arturo Valenzuela, Director of Latin American Studies Program, Georgetown University
• Johnny Yataco, President Washington Newspaper
• Dana Urquidi, Legal Assistant/ Settlement Processor Susan P. Cronin, Former Senior Official, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative