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Mayor's Hispanic Liaison Office
José Ruiz, Mayor's Representative
-- Lorena Beltrán, Executive Assistant

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Hispanic Democratic Club goes campaigning On Saturday the 24 of August, several members of the Hispanic Democratic club of Baltimore made the rounds to help several democratic campaigns throughout the area. First the group visited Ken Oliver's Fisf Fry on Liberty Rd. where they tasted the wonderful Lake Trout cooked by Al Robinson. In the picture above, Al Robinson, Ken Oliver and his campaign manager and Jorge Austrich and Paulette Pettit, president and Secretary of the Hispanic Democratic club respectively. Later, the group went to Dundalk to the Johnny "O" Annual Family picnic where they met with Mr. Townsend, husband of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Admiral Larson, candidate for Lieutenant Governor, Dutch Ruppersberger, candidate for Congress, Jim Smith, candidate for Baltimore County Executive and a good number of candidates for several offices. A true democratic fest. The club is moving in local and state politics and its dynamic president is moving it in the right direction.

Ken Oliver is running in Baltimore County
Ken Oliver Campaign sent us the following announcement:
" HELP KEN WIN- FISH FRY AND RALLY - SATURDAY AUGUST 24, 2002 - 9322 LIBERTY ROAD, ACROSS FROM UNIVERSAL FORD - 12:00 UNTIL 4:00 PM
Ken Oliver is known you all as a dedicated hardworking public servant. He has volunteered to be a watchdog and a problem solver for the communities along Liberty Road that for so long have had less than appropriate representation. Why Ken? Because the Communities Deserve Better!!! Show your enthusiasm and solidarity for Ken!
It is critical to get out the word among your friends and colleagues. For the first time, people of color will have a voting representative in County Government! It is not just critical to send someone. We have to send the right one!! Ken is the right one!" See his information here. (You need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to read this .pdf file. If you don't have it you can download it here for free.)

HISPANOS POR BOB EHRLICH
El 4 de junio se constituyó la Organización estatal HISPANICS FOR BOB EHRLICH, con el objeto de apoyar la candidatura del Hon. Bob Ehrlich para Gobernador de Maryland. Son miembros de dicha Organización las siguientes personas:

Chairman: Dr. Luis E. Queral
Vice-Chairman: Luis Borunda, Gabriel Armijo
Tesorero: Gabriel C.Armijo
Secretario: John C. Fiastro
Miembros: Luis Barbeito, Dr. Rafael Singueza, Lynn Singueza, Yeda Baker, Lourdes Morales, María del Carmen Queral, Charles Stanfield, María Peña Faustino, Brennan J. Fama, Jorge L. Rivas, Miguel Boluda, Ivan Jaramillo, Dra. Sonia Fierro.

Se han organizado Sub-Comités en: Montgomery County, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Prince George. Otros Sub-Comités están siendo organizados.

El inicio de la campaña política de la organización tendrá lugar el 8 de Septiembre en el Restaurante "Mi Rancho", Silver Spring, a las 7 de la noche. Bob Ehrlich estará presente y se esperan cientos de entusiastas hispanos. Quedan invitados tanto hispanos demócratas como republicanos. Para información llamen al 410-823-7948

El 13 de septiembre ( de 7p.m. a 10p.m.) tendrá lugar un Fundraiser en la residencia del Dr. Luis y Maria del Carmen Queral, 20 Hickory Knoll Court, Lutherville, MD.21093. La admisión es de $100.00 por persona. Para información llamar a Maria del Carmen: 443-722-1633 ó al 410-296-8079

Nota adicional del Dr. Luis Queral: "Nuestro Secretario (y nieto mío) John C. Fiastro es un joven miembro de nuestra comunidad, de 24 años de edad que está en el camino de ser una figura pública al iniciarse en la vida política de nuestro Estado de Maryland. Es un avanzado estudiante de la Universidad de Maryland, lleno de entusiasmo y energía, que aspira ser nominado por el Partido Republicano al cargo de Delegado de la Legislatura del Estado por el Distrito 42, en las elecciones primarias de Septiembre 10. Nuestra comunidad necesita jóvenes como John para lograr cambios en las decisiones importantes que afectan nuestras vidas."

Tom Perez at the Latin Palace in Baltimore
On August 6th, the Hispanic Democratic club of Baltimore in cooperation with Dick Colon, Bill Villanueva and Gilberto de Jesus offered a fundraiser and congratulatory party to Tom Perez. Hosted by Enrique Ribadeneira, owner of the Latin Palace who donated all the food and drinks, the party saw the presence of most of the Hispanic leadership in Baltimore. Present were, besides those named above Jorge Austrich, president of the Hispanic Democratic club of Baltimore, Gigi Guzman, chairman of the Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, accompanied by over twenty of her Gitech pupils, Javier Bustamante, Chairman and CEO of Spanish Town Community Development, Ray Perales, president of Open Tech Systems.

5th Annual Hispanic Workforce Gala celebrates its graduates
On July 26th. at the Fountain Bleu in Glen Burnie, Gitech celebrated the 2002 graduating class -73 of them- in its many disciplines. Gigi Guzman, the school director and Chaiman of the Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce directed the event. Among the atendees we saw Jorge Austrich, President of the Hispanic Democratic Club, Luis Borunda, President of the Baltimore Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Ben Mason, Executive Director of the Baltimore Chamber of Commerce, Dick Colon, Chairman of MACE Electric, Bill Villanueva, President of M&W Medical, Cecilia Castellanos and countless others. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend gave a rousing speech and told the community to watch Jorge Austrich and "learn his face well because he is destined to play a very important role" in her administration.