“We are proud of the many Dominicans who were victorious on Election Day,” said Cid Wilson, president of the Dominican American Round Table (DANR). “As our community continues to grow, so does our political representation at various levels of public office,” he stressed. DANR numbers show that to date, 6 Dominicans have been elected to state legislatures (including one state senator), 18 Dominicans have been elected to county or municipal legislators, and 7 Dominicans have been elected as judges.<\/p>\n
Dominicans who won elective office in the US mid-term were:<\/p>\n
* William Lantigua, State Representative (Lawrence, MA) – incumbent<\/p>\n
* Juan Pichardo, State Senator (Providence, RI) – incumbent<\/p>\n
* Grace Diaz, State Representative (Providence, RI) – incumbent<\/p>\n
* Miguel Luna, City Council (Providence, RI) – incumbent<\/p>\n
* Luis Leon Tejada, City Council (Providence, RI) – newly elected<\/p>\n
* Adriano Espaillat, State Assemblyman (New York, NY) – incumbent<\/p>\n
* Jose Peralta, State Assemblyman (Queens, NY) – incumbent<\/p>\n
* Rita Mella, Civil Court Judge (New York, NY) – newly elected<\/p>\n
* Rey Martinez – Borough Council (Haledon, NJ) – newly elected<\/p>\n
* Jessie Frias – Borough Council (Bogota, NJ) – newly elected<\/p>\n
* Joseline Pena-Melnyk – Maryland House of Commons (College Park, MD) – newly elected.<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, during the non-partisan elections held on 9 May, Dominicans who had obtained positions were:<\/p>\n
* Manuel Segura, City Council (Trenton, NJ) – incumbent<\/p>\n
* Tilo Rivas, City Commissioner (Union City, NJ) – incumbent<\/p>\n
* Rigo Rodriguez, City Council (Paterson, NJ) – newly elected<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
“We are proud of the many Dominicans who were victorious on Election Day,” said Cid Wilson, president of the Dominican American Round Table (DANR). “As our community continues to grow, so does our political representation at various levels of public office,” he stressed. DANR numbers show that to date, 6 Dominicans have been elected to … <\/p>\n