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Meet Your Portuguese-American Elected Officials in California: Alan Fernandes

Alan Fernandes came to Davis in 1993 to attend the University of California, Davis (UCD) as an undergraduate. While at UCD, Alan met his...

Meet Your Portuguese-American Elected Officials in California: Jim Nielsen

State Senator Jim Nielsen A successful farmer and rancher, Senator Jim Nielsen grew up on a small farm in the San Joaquin Valley and...

Meet Your Portuguese-American Elected Officials in California: John Viegas

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Meet Your Portuguese-American Elected Officials in California: Joe Neves

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Meet Your Portuguese-American Elected Officials in California: Lori Cardoza

Lori Cardoza, a lifelong resident of Tipton and Tulare, was appointed in 2003 to represent Ward 4, have been reelected ever since. Her...

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...

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