Sentences with phrase «latino congressional seat»

(Espaillat, earlier, warned of a «nuclear political war» between blacks and Latinos if a separate majority - Latino congressional seat wasn't created.)

Here's a campaign flier from State Senator Adriano Espaillat attacking his Democratic primary challenger and fellow Dominican lawmaker, Assemblyman Guillermo Linares, for endorsing Rep. Charlie Rangel in the newly drawn, majority - Latino congressional seat in Northern Manhattan and the Bronx.

Not exact matches

Wright, who is considering a candidacy for the Harlem congressional seat now held by Charles Rangel, threw his support to Heastie which was a major boost to The Bronx representative's chances because black and Latino legislators would not have to split votes between two black candidates.

In 2012, Espaillat pushed hard to have a Latino congressional district drawn uptown, saying a political «war» could break out if blacks and Hispanics had to fight over the same congressional seat.

What's more, for a Latino to capture the lone congressional seat from Harlem would definitely grab national attention.