In an attempt to bolster the number of Hispanic Democrats voted into Congress and increase the party's chances for winning a majority in the House in next year's elections, a new super PAC called BOLD America is being launched on Monday, Axios has reported.
The launch is headed by three former members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, as well as former Reps. Lucille Roybal-Allard of California and Filemon Vela of Texas, who seek to make sure Democrat Hispanics have the resources to win in key, tight races across the nation in 2024.
"Through BOLD America, we will be empowered to protect and expand Hispanic representation in Congress," said Grisham, who also served in Congress.
Roybal-Allard added that "by electing Hispanic members, we celebrate diversity and strengthen the foundation of our democracy."
Although Democrats continue to have a clear advantage with Hispanic voters, party strategists are concerned that the trend is moving towards Republicans, Axios reported.
This is made even more important by the fact that, according to the Pew Research Center, the number of Hispanic voters has increased by 4.7 million over the past four years.
BOLD America has signed up some veteran strategists in an effort to carry out its plan.
Lucinda Guinn and Dan Sena, both former executive directors of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee as well as Adrian Saenz — who served as the deputy director for the Office of Public Engagement for President Joe Biden and was the first Latino vote director at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee — will be on board to give strategic advice.
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