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CPAC: a voice for Californians of Portuguese Ancestry in the Political World

The California Portuguese-American Coalition (CPAC) launched in March of 2016 at the Consulate General of Portugal in San Francisco with...

Meet Your Portuguese-American Elected Officials in California: Sofia Pereira

Mayor Sofia Pereira was elected to the Arcata City Council in 2014. During her first term, Councilmember Pereira worked with community...

Meet Your Portuguese-American Elected Officials in California: Dennis Mederos

Dennis Mederos was born and raised on a farm west of Tulare. He is a graduate of Tulare Western High School, COS, and he graduated from...

Meet Your Portuguese-American Elected Officials in California: Richard Fagundes

Supervisor Richard Fagundes was born on December 10, 1941, raised and still lives on the original family farm in Hanford, Calif. He...

Meet Your Portuguese-American Elected Officials in California: Ernest "Buddy" Mendes

Ernest “Buddy” Mendes grew up on his parents’ dairy farm in Riverdale in Western Fresno County. Buddy has been farming in the Central...

Meet Your Portuguese-American Elected Officials in California: Dan Tavares Arriola

Dan Tavares Arriola has just been elected to the city council in Tract. He is a Tracy School Board Trustee and a Deputy District Attorney...

Meet Your Portuguese-American Elected Officials in California: Brian Pacheco

Supervisor Brian Pacheco was designated as Chairman of the Fresno County Board of Supervisors on January 9, 2017. Brian Pacheco is a...

Portuguese-Americans in elected office in California

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Meet Your Portuguese-American Elected Officials in California: Scott Silveira

Scott Silveira was born and raised in Los Banos and graduated from Dos Palos High School. Scott’s family have been dairymen for three...

Meet Your Portuguese-American Elected Officials in California: Melvin Oliveira

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Portuguese Heritage Month

Three events focusing on the Azores and Portal as a way to bring a new awareness of today's Portugal

The relevance of the Azores and Portugal's transatlantic relations

Two positions with Portuguese-American members of Congress

Happy New Year from all of us at the California Portuguese-American Coalition

166 Portuguese-Americans in California Public Service

Four Portuguese-Americans from California in Congress

One more Portuguese-American from California returns to serve in Congress

California Elections Update

Portuguese-Americans elected in California

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