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Will Newsom make history? California governor could face pressure to select a Latino senator


ā€œLatinos have not been able to break through to the highest offices in the state of California and that includes the two U.S. Senate seats and the governorā€™s mansion,ā€ said Sonja Diaz, founding executive director of theĀ UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute.

ā€œLatinos have not been able to break through to the highest offices in the state of California and that includes the two U.S. Senate seats and the governorā€™s mansion,ā€ said Sonja Diaz, founding executive director of theĀ UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute.