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Pennsylvania’s largest Latinx organizing group representing more than 13,000 members will turn out voters in Berks County, Lehigh County, and Philadelphia.
Today, Make the Road Action in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania’s largest Latinx organizing group representing more than 13,000 members, announced endorsements for candidates in the May 16 primary election:
Berks County:
- Mayor: Eddie Moran
- County Commissioner: Isamac Torres-Figueroa
- County Commissioner: Jess Royer
- City Council District 1: Vanessa Campos
- City Council District 2: Jaime Baez Jr.
Lehigh County:
- County Commissioner: Jon Irons
- County Commissioner: Victor VJ Martinez
- City Council: Sarina Torres
- City Council: Rodney Bushe
- City Council: Cecelia “Ce-Ce” Gerlach
Philadelphia:
- Mayor: Helen Gym
- City Council At Large: Erika Almirón
- City Council At Large: Rue Landau
- City Council At Large: Isaiah Thomas
- City Council At Large: Melissa Robbins
- City Council District 7: Andrés Celin
- City Council District 8: Seth Anderson-Oberman
Make the Road Action in Pennsylvania will knock thousands of doors in Berks County, Lehigh County, and Philadelphia, and contact thousands of voters to get out the vote for endorsed candidates, prioritizing contact with Latinx, Black, and young voters.
Although Pennsylvania is home to nearly 1 million Latinx people and Latinos make up the largest non-white voting block nationwide, communities of color are often ignored in traditional get out the vote efforts as low-likelihood voters.
Said Diana Robinson, Political Director for Make the Road Action in Pennsylvania:
“As families struggle to meet their basic needs under the weight of inflation and decades of disinvestment in our communities, we need champions at every level of government. Our endorsed candidates will be our partners at the local level, listening to and prioritizing the needs of the folks they represent and the folks who will be knocking doors and making calls to put them in office.”
Information provided to TVL by:
Melissa McCleery
