Mexican American Political Association
Announces Primary Election Endorsement Results
Saturday, January 19, 2008
For Immediate Release
Contact: Nativo V. Lopez
[email protected] or 323.236.7990
Mexican American Political Association Announces
Primary Election Endorsement Results
Los Angeles, CA. The Mexican American Political Association (MAPA) has just finished tabulating the voting results for its primary election endorsements. A similar process will take place later this year for the general election. It might be noted that MAPA, unlike other organizations, can, according to its bylaws, endorse multiple candidates of the various political parties in both the primary and general elections. It also reserves the right to not endorse, as is seen for the Republican Party candidate(s) during the current primary contest.
California Ballot Propositions:
91 - Transportation funds (YES)
92 - Community College Funding (YES)
93 - Limits on Legislators (NO)
94-97 - Gaming Compacts (YES)
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MAPA continued their press release to endorse Kucinich in the Democrat Party's match-up, Cynthia McKinney in the Presidential Preference Primaries for both the Green and the Peace and Freedom Parties, and declines to nominate in any other Primary.
MAPA reviewed the voting and political record of Cynthia McKinney and found her to be most consistent with the principles of MAPA, particularly as that relates to the urgent need for favorable and progressive immigration reform, and for the need to unite Latino and African American workers and communities.
About the Republican Party they offered the following:
MAPA decided to NOT endorse any of the primary party Republican candidates due to their anti- immigrant assaults and slants in platform and posture, which will only continue to paint the immigrant as the Willie Horton of the 2008 elections."
No other endorsements were extended to the Libertarian or American Independent candidates.
The Mexican American Political Association, an advocacy organization, was founded in Fresno, California in 1963 and has chapters throughout California. It is dedicated to the constitutional and democratic principles of political freedom and representation for the Mexican, Mexican-American and Latino people in the United States. For more information, visit the MAPA website at www.MAPA.org
Join us in this prolonged campaign for driver's licenses and visas for our families. The first step in making change is to join an organization that pursues the change we desire. We welcome you to our ranks.
Other organizations leading this movement include: Hermandad Mexicana Latinoamericana, Mexican American Political Association
(MAPA), MAPA Youth Leadership, Liberty and Justice for Immigrants Movement, National Alliance for Immigrant's Rights, and immigrant's rights coalitions throughout the U.S..
CONTACT:
Nativo V. Lopez, National President of MAPA (323) 269-1575
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Sincerely,
email: [email protected]
phone: 323-269-1575
web: http://www.mapa.org
