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Coalition will coordinate voter registration, year-round organizing, data-informed outreach, and trusted messenger programs, with Carlos Eduardo Espina serving as an ambassador. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Rafael Benavides, media@mifamiliavota.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), UnidosUS Action Fund, Mi Familia Vota, and Latino Victory announced the launch of a…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Rafael Benavides, media@mifamiliavota.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Héctor Sánchez Barba, President and CEO of Mi Familia Vota, issued the following statement after the House of Representatives today approved a bill that the Senate passed a month ago to fund most of DHS, but not ICE and CBP: “Today, the House did…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Rafael Benavides, media@mifamiliavota.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Martin Luther King III, Chairman of the Board of the Drum Major Institute (DMI), and Arndrea Waters King, President of DMI joined Héctor Sánchez Barba, President and CEO of Mi Familia Vota, issued the following statement following yesterday’s Supreme Court decision further eroding the…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Rafael Benavides, media@mifamiliavota.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the Supreme Court’s decision to undermine Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act in a 6-3 ruling on Louisiana v. Callais today, Héctor Sánchez Barba, President and CEO of Mi Familia Vota, released the following statement: “This troubling ruling from the right-wing Supreme Court…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Rafael Benavides, media@mifamiliavota.org DENVER, CO – Following the passage of SB26-121, Christo Luna, Colorado Deputy State Director for Mi Familia Vota, issued the following statement: “We condemn the passage of SB26-121 as it is a direct attack on farmworkers and a dangerous step backward for worker protections in our nation. By…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Rafael Benavides, media@mifamiliavota.org ORLANDO, FL – Soraya Marquez, Mi Familia Vota Florida State Director, issued a statement on Gov. Ron DeSantis’ congressional gerrymander proposal: “Redrawing districts to seize power is a blatant attack on democracy. Politicians who pick their voters silence the will of the people and trample our democratic…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Rafael Benavides, media@mifamiliavota.org WASHINGTON, DC – President and CEO of Mi Familia Vota, Héctor Sánchez Barba, issued a statement after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday cleared Texas’ newly redrawn congressional map by formally overturning a lower court’s ruling:   “The decision by the Supreme Court of the United States…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Rafael Benavides, media@mifamiliavota.org WASHINGTON, DC – In response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center, President and CEO of Mi Familia Vota, Héctor Sánchez Barba, issued the following statement: “For more than 50 years, the Southern Poverty Law Center has been on the frontlines…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Rafael Benavides, media@mifamiliavota.org WASHINGTON, DC – Héctor Sánchez Barba, President and CEO of Mi Familia Vota, issued a statement after Senate Republicans passed a partisan budget resolution that hands over billions to ICE and Border Patrol without any guardrails while blocking attempts to lower costs for American families: “Choosing to…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Rafael Benavides, media@mifamiliavota.org WASHINGTON, DC – Héctor Sánchez Barba, President and CEO of Mi Familia Vota, issued a statement on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act failing to advance in the U.S. Senate: “Quick action and mobilization from our communities stopped legislation aimed at suppressing millions of voices,…