Clinton Has 15 Hispanic Capitol Hill Endorsements, McCain, 6, Obama, 5

By Emily Ruíz


Hillary Clinton has the most support among Latino Congressional Democrats, according to a tally by Weekly Report. Fourteen members of the House and one of the Senate have endorsed the New York senator, while five members of the Househave endorsed Barack Obama. All Latino Congressional Republicans have endorsed John McCain.

Here’s how they line up:

DEMOCRATS 21

HILLARY CLINTON 15

California: Reps. Joe Baca, Dennis Cardoza, Grace Napolitano, Lucille Roybal- Allard, Loretta Sánchez, Hilda Solís

Texas: Reps. Silvestre Reyes, Solomón Ortiz, Rubén Hinojosa, Henry Cuéllar

New York: Reps. José Serrano, Nydia Velásquez

New Jersey: Sen. Robert Menéndez, Rep. Albio Sires

Arizona: Rep. Ed Pastor

BARACK OBAMA 5

California: Reps. Xavier Becerra, Linda Sánchez

Texas: Rep. Charlie Gonzáles

Illinois: Rep. Luis Gutiérrez

Arizona: Rep. Raúl Grijalva

REPUBLICANS 6

JOHN MCCAIN 6

Florida: Sen. Mel Martínez, Reps. Mario Díaz-Balart, Lincoln Díaz-Balart, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

California: Rep. Devin Nunes

Puerto Rico: Resident Commissioner Luis Fortuño

UNDECLARED 3

California: Rep. Jim Costa

Texas: Rep. Ciro Rodríguez

Colorado: Rep. John Salazar, Sen. Ken Salazar

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