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Latina Leadership Lecture
1. Politicas: The New
Latina! Leadership in
American and Texas
Politics
Valerie Martinez-Ebers
HWNT Latinas in Progress
November 17, 2012
2. A LONG Latina! Political
History
Francisca Alvarez, the “Angel of Goliad”
Norma Zuniga Benavides, 1st
LEO ever!
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, 1st
LEO in
Congress
The “Magnificent Seven”
As of 2013, there will be
NINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3. TWO Texas Trailblazers
Irma Rangel, 1st
LEO
in TX legislature
Dallas County Sheriff
Lupe Valdez
6. Latina political
leadership is NOT a
new development,
but….
Multiple factors created a
Gender Gap in our past
level of leadership.
7. Factors Behind the Political
Gender Gap
Traditional/cultural views
Limited personal resources
Lack of recognition for our
contributions
BUT…..
9. WHY????????
Significant change has occurred over the
past 10-15 years in the level of Latina
personal resources.
Latinas also have achieved a new level
of prominence and visibility in the
political arena as Latinas increasingly
vote, lead major organizations and
successfully run for political office.
10. Gender Differences in Electoral
Participation
Latino Latina
Asked to
vote/give$ 40% 31%
Registered 77% 82%
Helped
others vote 21% 52%
Voted 61% 67%
More Latino men are
asked to participate than
Latinas
YET,
Latinas participate at
higher rates than Latino
men.
11. Latina Elected Officials
In 1986 there were only 591 Latina elected
officials nationwide.
In 2011, there were 753 Latina elected
officials in Texas alone, 1,997 nationwide.
Latinas now constitute 35% of all
Latino/Latina elected officials in the U.S.
The increase in the number of Latina elected
officials far outpaces the increase in Latino
men and Anglo female elected officials.
12. Latinas have different
leadership styles than
Latinos
Research shows that Latinas are more
effective than Latino men in
representing the needs of the
Hispanic community and all working-
class Americans.
Source: Fraga et al. 2005, 2007, 2008; Hardy-Fanta 1993, 2000
13. Latina Leadership Styles
Latinas place greater emphasis on:
Representing the interests of multiple
groups,
Promoting conflict resolution,
Building consensus.
Latinas are more likely than Latino men
to both propose and successfully pass
policies that help their constituents.
Source: Fraga et al. 2005, 2007, 2008; Hardy-Fanta 1993, 2000
14. Expect and be ready to fully
support the INCREASING
numbers of Latina! Leaders.
Better yet……..
BECOME ONE, yourself.
15. How Can I Be a Latina! Leader?
REGISTER TO VOTE as soon as you
are old enough
INFORM YOURSELF about the
problems and needs of your community
SPEAK UP about your opinions
Make time to VOLUNTEER
RESEARCH THE CANDIDATES who
are running for office – Make sure they
support your views
Cast your VOTE IN EVERY ELECTION
Hinweis der Redaktion
1. Francisca Alvarez, the “Angel of Goliad” during TX Revolution, 1836, persuaded soldiers to defy the orders of their leaders President General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. Thus saving the lives of 14 TX men 2. Norma Zuniga Benavides, 1st LEO ever! Elected to the Laredo School Board 1969; 3. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, 1st LEO in Congress, elected in 1982 and still serving. She is Cuban-American from Florida and Republican; 4. The “Magnificent Seven” first elected to Congress in 2006 and then in 2008 but in 2009 Hilda Solis left Congress to become Secretary of Labor (shown in this picture), The Seven include the Sanchez twin sisters from southern California.
Irma Rangel was the first Mexican American woman elected to the TX Legislature in 1976. She served the Forty-Ninth Legislative District, representing Kennedy, Kleberg, Willacy, and Hidalgo counties, for twenty-six years until her death in 2003. Lupe Valdez is Sheriff of Dallas County, Texas elected in 2004. She is Texas's only elected female sheriff, as well as being the only openly lesbian holder of that office.[ Born to migrant farm worker parents, she was raised in San Antonio as one of eight children. She started life working in the fields, but paid her way through college, earning a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration. She then earned a Master's degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Texas at Arlington.
Sonya Sotomayor was appointed to the US Supreme Court in 2009 by President Obama. She was born in el Barrio in New York City to Puerto Rican parents. Her father died when she was nine, and she was subsequently raised by her mother in the projects in in the Bronx. Sotomayor has had Type 1 diabete since age 8 and gives her self daily injections. A talented and very hard working student she went thru Harvard University on full scholarship and eventually graduated from Yale Law School where she was Editor of the Yale Law Review.
Susana Martinez is the current governor of NM and the first female Hispanic governor in the United States. She is a Republican She was considered a potential pick for Vice President on the Republican presidential ticket in 2012, but stated numerous times she would not run. She is considered a potential candidate for the US presidential election in 2016. Controversial because of her ant-immigrant positions, only 40% of the Hispanics in New Mexico voted for her. Can she ever get a majority of Latino votes in a national election?
Source: Latino National Survey 2006
Here are the statistics for Latina elected Officials in 2011. As a bit of background on these statistics: While there are Latina elected officials serving at virtually all levels of government, nearly two-thirds (66%) are either municipal or school board officials. Only 87 or just 4% serve in state legislatures. Between 1996 and 2010, the number of Latina elected officials grew faster than the number of male Latino officials. The number of Latinas increased by 105%, compared to 37% for male Latinos. As a result, the Latina share of all Latino elected officials grew from 24% in 1996 to 32% in 2010.