After Ray Blanco's untimely death in 2006, a move to appoint Christian Estevez was blocked by Democratic Party Chairman Jerry Green.
It would appear that Latinos need not only to come out and vote, but to garner seats on the Democratic City Committee and also mount independent campaigns for elected office. Effort is needed on all fronts in a city where politicians try to herd people through a chute of their devising. I agree that whatever is keeping more than 40 percent of the city population from representation must be overcome.
La lucha continua!
--Bernice
I thought Estevez and Green had an amicable working relationship? Why is Chris being brought up NOW? This sounds like a lame opportunity to take a dig against the Assemblyman. Bernice, it looks like you just want to instigate troubles for others.
ReplyDeleteIt is to Christian's credit that he has achieved a working relationship with the chairman. I was responding to a historical reference on plainfieldlatino.com about the lack of Latino representation in elected and appointed positions. I'm sure Christian's efforts will be part of the solution to this problem.
DeleteKudos to this new group for wanting to help the Latino community in Plainfield. I bet if they reached out to Jerry he will help out the best he can. Si Se Puede!
ReplyDeleteI saw Chris and Jerry talking the other day. I’m not sure about all the politics of back then but is it fair to say that they’ve moved on. And, if they have, shouldn’t we?
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