Dominican American Round Table (Cid Wilson) shares this information with DR1 readers:
Several Dominicans were elected in recent Democratic and Republican primaries to represent their political party. Of the 10 Dominicans that won yesterday, 9 won Democratic primaries and 1 won a Republican primary. Massachusetts will have its Primary Elections on September 19 (next Tuesday) and there are Dominicans running in that primary.
Rhode Island
Juan Pichardo - State Senate
Grace Diaz - State Representative
Miguel Luna - Providence City Council
Luis Leon Tejada - Providence City Council (NEW)
New York
Adriano Espaillat - New York State Assembly
Jose Peralta - New York State Assembly
Rita Mella - Manhattan Civil Court (NEW)
Vivian Viloria-Fisher - Suffolks County Clerk (NEW) (she is currently an elected County Legislator in Suffolks County)
Maryland
Joseline Peña-Melnyk - Maryland House of Commons (NEW) (she is currently an elected councilwoman in College Park, Maryland)
New Hampshire
Carlos Gonzalez - New Hampshire State Legislature
Rita Mella (NY) won a new seat at Manhattan Civil Court Judge.
Vivian Viloria-Fisher (NY) won a county-wide primary race and if victorious in November, would be the second Dominican to hold a county-wide seat in New York (the other is County Legislator Roman Rodriguez of Orange County, NY). It should be noted that Suffolks County has over a million people living there and while it may require further research, if victorious in November, Vivian Viloria-Fisher could be possibly be the Dominican elected official with the largest elective district in the United States.
Adriano Espaillat (NY) in winning his primary would become the first Dominican to hold elective office for 10 years and the longest-lasting Dominican elected official in U.S. history.
Joseline Peña-Melnyk (MD) won her primary and if victorious in November would make her the first Dominican ever elected to the statewide office in Maryland history and would make her the second Dominican female ever elected to any statewide office in U.S. history (the first being Grace Diaz of Rhode Island who won her primary yesterday too).
Luis Leon Tejada (RI) who lost his State Representative seat to Grace Diaz ran for Providence Council and won. His victory now puts Rhode Island at 4 legislative elected officials.
Possibly as many as 15 Dominicans who ran in primaries around the country and lost.
Tom Perez (MD) who was trying to run to be Maryland Attorney General was disqualified from the ballot about two weeks ago by the Maryland Court of Appeals on the grounds that he did not meet the qualification of "practicing law in Maryland" despite his legal experience and favorable rulings in lower courts on the question of his eligibility. He was running to be the first Dominican Attorney General in U.S. history. Maybe next time.
Several Dominicans were elected in recent Democratic and Republican primaries to represent their political party. Of the 10 Dominicans that won yesterday, 9 won Democratic primaries and 1 won a Republican primary. Massachusetts will have its Primary Elections on September 19 (next Tuesday) and there are Dominicans running in that primary.
Rhode Island
Juan Pichardo - State Senate
Grace Diaz - State Representative
Miguel Luna - Providence City Council
Luis Leon Tejada - Providence City Council (NEW)
New York
Adriano Espaillat - New York State Assembly
Jose Peralta - New York State Assembly
Rita Mella - Manhattan Civil Court (NEW)
Vivian Viloria-Fisher - Suffolks County Clerk (NEW) (she is currently an elected County Legislator in Suffolks County)
Maryland
Joseline Peña-Melnyk - Maryland House of Commons (NEW) (she is currently an elected councilwoman in College Park, Maryland)
New Hampshire
Carlos Gonzalez - New Hampshire State Legislature
Rita Mella (NY) won a new seat at Manhattan Civil Court Judge.
Vivian Viloria-Fisher (NY) won a county-wide primary race and if victorious in November, would be the second Dominican to hold a county-wide seat in New York (the other is County Legislator Roman Rodriguez of Orange County, NY). It should be noted that Suffolks County has over a million people living there and while it may require further research, if victorious in November, Vivian Viloria-Fisher could be possibly be the Dominican elected official with the largest elective district in the United States.
Adriano Espaillat (NY) in winning his primary would become the first Dominican to hold elective office for 10 years and the longest-lasting Dominican elected official in U.S. history.
Joseline Peña-Melnyk (MD) won her primary and if victorious in November would make her the first Dominican ever elected to the statewide office in Maryland history and would make her the second Dominican female ever elected to any statewide office in U.S. history (the first being Grace Diaz of Rhode Island who won her primary yesterday too).
Luis Leon Tejada (RI) who lost his State Representative seat to Grace Diaz ran for Providence Council and won. His victory now puts Rhode Island at 4 legislative elected officials.
Possibly as many as 15 Dominicans who ran in primaries around the country and lost.
Tom Perez (MD) who was trying to run to be Maryland Attorney General was disqualified from the ballot about two weeks ago by the Maryland Court of Appeals on the grounds that he did not meet the qualification of "practicing law in Maryland" despite his legal experience and favorable rulings in lower courts on the question of his eligibility. He was running to be the first Dominican Attorney General in U.S. history. Maybe next time.