Transition Updates!

Texan Enters Talks for Possible Position in Obama Administration Texas State Representative Rick Noriega (D), met with President-elect Barack Obama yesterday in Chicago. According to confidential sources, the meeting appeared to be a potential first step toward consideration of Noriega for appointment to an administration position. According to people close to the process who spoke [...]

Transition Updates

Latino Senator Chosen to Serve as Chairman of the DSCC Senator Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) was selected to serve as Chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) for the 2010 election cycle. Menendez will succeed Senator Chuck Schumer and will now lead the Democrats’ campaign efforts for the Senate. Menendez currently serves as the DSCC’s [...]

Transition Update: Congressman Raul Grijalva Could Become the Next Secretary of the Interior

Over the weekend, several news sources reported that Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) is the top name on Obama’s list to head the Interior Department, a job that would put him in charge of federal lands, national parks and endangered species. As reported by Politico.com, Grijalva recently lambasted the administration for poor treatment of national [...]

Community Reminder: Call to discuss the application process and expectations for those who are interested in being considered for a position with the Obama Administration.

Poder PAC is joining with other Latina organizations and the National Hispana Leadership Institute to host a teleconference call on Monday, November 24, 3:00 pm EST to discuss the application process and expectations for those who are interested in being considered for a position with the Obama Administration. Dial-in Number:  (U.S. Toll Free) 877-366-0713 Verbal [...]

GUEST BLOGGER SERIES:Latino and Asian “New American” Voters Were Forces of Change in ’08 Election

By:Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA) The idea of the American dream is a simple one–work hard, sacrifice for your family, and provide your children with more opportunities than your parents were able to leave you. As a third generation, or “sansei,” Japanese American, who went from toiling the strawberry fields of California to walking the Halls [...]

Transition UPDATE!

Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez has been Elected Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-N.Y.) was elected by her peers in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) to lead the group for the 111th Congress. As Chair of the CHC, the Congresswoman is committed to increase opportunities for the nation’s 47 million Hispanics. “It [...]

Groups to Provide Guidance for Latinas Seeking Positions in Obama Administration

Poder PAC is joining with other Latina organizations and the National Hispana Leadership Institute to host a teleconference call on Monday, November 24, 3:00 pm EST to discuss the application process and expectations for those who are interested in being considered for a position with the Obama Administration. Dial-in Number: (U.S. Toll Free) 877-366-0713 Verbal [...]

TRANSITION UPDATE!

Latino Expert on Immigration Tapped to Head Policy Group The Obama-Biden Transition Team has announced that Stanford Law Professor Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar will head be one of two leaders of the Immigration Policy Working Group which will tasked with developing the priority policy proposals and plans from the Obama Campaign for action during the Obama-Biden [...]

The (Former) Sleeping Giant and the GOP

By now, most of us have heard that Latinos voted overwhelmingly for Barack Obama in the recent presidential election. However, that election is over, and so Democrats and Republicans alike must begin thinking and planning for the 2010 midterm elections and for the presidential elections in 2012. For the Democrats, it’s a matter of keeping [...]

Will Immigration Reform Occur in 2009?

Most would argue that the results of the 2008 election are good news for immigration reform. However, it remains to be seen whether the Democratic Congress and the President will address the issue in the near future given the plethora of problems that they now face. In a story for NPR (National Public Radio), Frank [...]

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