166 Portuguese-Americans in California Public Service
After the certification of the last election, held on November 8th, California now has 166 elected officials of Portuguese ancestry. As always, these numbers are bound to change, especially as we "discover" others who may not have a Portuguese surname but are of Portuguese ancestry, such as recently with Congressman Eric Swalwell. Congratulations to all who have been elected to public office. We also ask those who may know of a Portuguese-American serving in public off
Four Portuguese-Americans from California in Congress
With the news that John Duarte, from the Modesto area, has just won election to the House of Representatives, the Portuguese-American Community in California has four representatives in the upcoming US Congress. Jim Costa and David Valadão both won their elections, as did Eric Swalwell, who recently identified as having Portuguese background, and now John Duarte. We are the only state in the union with four Portuguese-Americans in Congress. This had happened in the p
One more Portuguese-American from California returns to serve in Congress
Congratulations to Congressman David Valadão for another victory to serve in the House of Representatives. With his election victory, he will be the third congressman of Portuguese ancestry serving in this Congress from California.
For more information please see the story from the New York Times and the Los Angles Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/21/us/politics/valadao-salas-california-house.html
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-11-21/2022david-vala