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Over the weekend the Albuquerque Journal revealed that the RNC closed not one but two Hispanic ‘community centers’ in New Mexico’s 2nd congressional district. This follows bombshell reporting about how the RNC is shuttering efforts to reach voters of color.
DCCC Spokesperson José Muñoz:
“Nothing shows you’re serious about Latino outreach quite like closing two Hispanic outreach centers in a congressional district that is over 60 percent Hispanic. It’s okay to stop pretending Republicans’ Hispanic ‘community centers’ were anything more than a publicity stunt.”
Albuquerque Journal: RNC closed Hispanic community centers in District 2, but hasn’t given up on flipping the congressional seat
Alaina Mencinger | March 24, 2024
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Federal Elections Commission records show that the RNC paid rent to an Albuquerque property from August 2022 to December 2022. Another center was opened in Las Cruces, according to the Las Cruces Sun-News, in September 2022; the last rent payment to a Las Cruces property was in November 2022.
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Of all of New Mexico’s congressional districts, the 2nd District has the greatest number of Latino voters; 2022 U.S. Census data showed that 62% of the district’s population identified as Hispanic or Latino, compared with about 44% in both the 1st and 3rd districts. About 82% of people living in the South Valley are Hispanic.
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“Our communities care about results, not political stunts,” Vasquez said in a statement. “It’s no surprise that Republicans closed their Hispanic ‘community centers’ in my district after the last election. They’ve never truly been invested in our communities.”
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