Romney Campaign Press Release - Governor Romney Announces Additions To The National Hispanic Steering Committee

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Boston, MA – Today, Governor Mitt Romney announced 60 new members of the Romney for President National Hispanic Steering Committee. Since its formal launch in June, the Committee has been advising Governor Romney and his campaign on matters of importance to the Hispanic community.

"As I prepare to participate in tonight's historic Univision Presidential Forum at the University of Miami, I am pleased to welcome these distinguished leaders to my campaign and thank them for their support. Tonight and over the coming months, we will continue communicating my vision for a strong economy, strong military and strong families," said Governor Romney.

As the only Republican campaign to make significant efforts to engage the Hispanic community, Governor Romney has drawn praise from independent observers. Among many efforts, Governor Romney has actively spoken out about Latin America. In June, he became the first Republican presidential candidate to announce a National Hispanic Steering Committee. His campaign has held Hispanic roundtables across the nation and in July he was the only Republican presidential candidate to attend the Republican National Hispanic Assembly's (RNHA) annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Governor Romney's Spanish-language website was launched the week his campaign began and is still the only one of its kind in the Republican field. The campaign is currently running its third Spanish-language ad highlighting his record of success. Craig and Ann Romney have also campaigned on the Governor's behalf in the Hispanic community.

As Chair of the National Hispanic Steering Committee, Al Cardenas said, "As most of the Republican presidential candidates look to today's Univision Presidential Forum at the University of Miami, a great deal of attention will deservingly be focused on the impact of the Hispanic vote in determining our next Republican nominee and President. I am very encouraged by the continued support we are receiving from Hispanic leaders across our country who believe Mitt Romney is the best candidate to continue the Reagan tradition of strengthening our economy, our military and our families."

New Members Of The Romney For President National Hispanic Steering Committee:


- Bernardo Acebal, Florida

- Jaime F. Aguilera, Georgia

- Jose Aliaga, Michigan

- Bob Allen, Florida

- Rafael Angulo, Florida

- Andre Arbelaez, Michigan

- Agustin Barrera, Florida

- Jesus E. Batista, Esq., Florida

- Edgar Berrios, Florida

- Anna Cablik, Georgia

- Ernesto Cambo, Florida

- Antonio Colmenares, Florida

- Consuelo Coquis, Florida

- Roberto Jose Coquis, Washington, DC

- Commissioner Jose M. Diaz, Florida

- Marco Diaz, Utah

- Remedios Diaz-Oliver, Florida

- Tibi Ellis, Nevada

- Luis A. Espino, Florida

- Joaquin Ferrao, Virginia

- Dino Flores, Maryland

- Jose Flores, Wisconsin

- Fabiola Francisco, Virginia

- Glenda Galvez Hanley, Georgia

- Sergio J. Galvis, New York

- Lisa Gonzales, Texas

- Reggie Gonzales, Texas

- Jose Ignacio Gonzalez, Georgia

- Manny Gonzalez, Florida

- Myriam V. Gonzalez, Washington, DC

- Juan Henao, Virginia

- Juan C. Hernandez, Florida

- Suzzette Hurley, Washington, DC

- Valentina Iglesias, Florida

- Jim Jimenez, Florida

- Tomas Lares, Florida

- Dr. Miguel Machado, Florida

- Carlos Mayans, Kansas

- Claudia Miro, Florida

- John Molina, California

- Federico Morales, Virginia

- Rafael Nun-Marin, Missouri

- Axel J. Perez, Florida

- Jose Perez, Georgia

- Marcelo Perea, Florida

- Pedro and Rebecca Perez-Roura, Florida

- Raul Pozo, Florida

- Margarita Rangel, Florida

- Xavier Rivas, Nevada

- Manuel Rocha, Florida

- Mario Rocha, Nevada

- Leonel R. Roche, Florida

- Jennifer Roque, Florida

- Ernesto Roque, Florida

- Javier Salman, Florida

- Julio Salvas, Florida

- Luis E. Sanchez, Florida

- Walde Serrano, Florida

- Enrique Somoza, Florida

- Mari Vila, Florida

- Tencha Vasquez Wilcox, Missouri

Previously Announced Members Of The Romney For President National Hispanic Steering Committee:


- Chair Al Cardenas, Florida

- Carlos Alfonso, Florida

- Luis Alvarez, Colorado

- Isilio Arriaga, Florida

- Jorge L. Arrizurieta, Florida

- Yeda Baker, Virginia

- Commission Chairman Bruno Barreiro, Florida

- Carmen Bermudez, Arizona

- Claudia Bermudez, California

- Tomas Bilbao, District Of Columbia

- Former Congressman Henry Bonilla And Sheryl Bonilla, Texas

- Leonard Boord, Florida

- Anna Cablik, Georgia

- Gloria Campos, Illinois

- Alex Castellanos, Virginia

- Jo-Ann Chase, Virginia

- Dr. Alexandria Coronado, California

- Paul da Costa, New Jersey

- Ernesto de la Fe, Florida

- Dr. Nils Diaz, Florida

- Herman Echevarria, Florida

- Andreina Figueroa, Florida

- Sandra Figueroa Bast, Illinois

- Rep. Anitere Flores, Florida

- Rene Fonseca, Virginia

- Steve Galvan, Illinois

- Teri Galvez, District Of Columbia

- Ruben Garcia, California

- Sen. Valde Garcia, Michigan

- Ivan Garcia-Hidalgo, Florida

- Linda Gonzales, Texas

- Reggie Gonzales, Texas

- Al Gonzalez, Missouri

- Alicia Gonzalez, Florida

- Pedro Gonzalez, Florida

- Lorena Gonzalez McAlister, California

- Sergio Gutierrez, Colorado

- Nicolas Gutierrez, Jr., Florida

- Jimmy Jimenez, Florida

- Tomas Jimenez, Florida

- Steven Llanes, New Jersey

- Dr. Vinicio Madrigal, Louisiana

- Omar Mireles, Arizona

- Juan Montalvo, Connecticut

- Xavier Neira, Oklahoma

- Amb. Roger Noriega, Kansas

- David Olivencia, Michigan

- Arturo Ordaz, Michigan

- German Ortiz, New Hampshire

- Jose Perez, Georgia

- Maurice Perkins, District Of Columbia

- Jaime Ramon, Texas

- Grace Ramos, Ohio

- Joe Reyna, Utah

- Mario Rodriguez, California

- Rocky Rodriguez, Florida

- Ignacio Sanchez, Maryland

- Jerry Silva, California

- Camille Solberg, Wisconsin

- Ralph Suarez, Florida

- Maria Taxman, Missouri

- Rep. Trey Traviesa, Florida

- Fernando Valverde, Florida

- Luis Velasco, California

- Ray Velazquez, Florida

- Jason Villalba, Texas

- Massey Villarreal, Texas