Hispanic representation of Congress has not been higher.
According to the Pew Research Center, 53 Hispanics served at the House of Representatives, and seven were in the Senate, including the newly selected Ruben Gallego in Arizona.
In January, the Senate voted to confirm Marco Rubio as the Secretary of State. To do so, Rubio became the first Hispanic secretary of state and highest ranked government of Hispanic history in the country’s history.
As the first Hispanic woman was chosen by Congress, in 1989, I could not be happier. Of course, this happened because Hispanics answered the call to serve.
Successful Hispanics in Business, Law, Nonprofits and the service industry have been sacrificing their families to serve in the public office. Everyone does this for a variety of reasons, but for many, it is a desire to return to their communities and improve the country.
As a political review from Cuba, this is why I choose to run and finally serve in the public office. While I am happy to see many Hispanics serve Congress and the administration, many jobs remain.
Despite new profits, important opportunities remained for Hispanics to increase their representation of the selected offices and fortune of 500 companies and in C-suite positions.
Hispanic lawyers and physicians only consist of 5-6% of the population, even if Hispanics remained one of the fastest growing demographics and continued to cover 26% of the population of 2060.
The good news is that the more private, government sectors and nonprofit involve forces to meet the opportunity. In 2003, my friend Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, who is no longer saddened by us, established the congressional Hispanic Leadship Institute. In addition, an organization committed to the advance of different thoughts, created Chli to ensure that we can identify and find it to know these generations to Hispanic leaders.
Because of this Chli put leadership and friendship programs.
Many years ago, one of the best decisions I made was to welcome a young South Florida man with an internship to serve my Congress office. I know very little of this bright and encouraging individual in the end of Florida’s speaker at home, a US senator, and present secretary of the state.
This month’s past, I have a chance to accept my former Intern Marco, or as everyone knows him, Secretary of State Rubio, at the annual Gala of Chli in Washington. With Rubio, we learned the leadership of Congressman Maria Elvira Salazar, congressman John Vargas, and the President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader.
The next chapter of America requires many men and women like this to prevent success, repairing progress and prosperity that makes our country a beacon of liberty and chance for many.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, a Republican, the first Latina selected by Congress. Now, he served as the Congress Hanpanic Leadship Institute / Indoncides
