Latino Victory Fund backs 4 new House Democratic candidates
A progressive PAC dedicated to strengthening Latino political power is endorsing four Democrats who are seeking to flip battleground House districts in 2026.
The Latino Victory Fund will back Tejano musician Bobby Pulido in Texas’ 15th District, school board trustee Randy Villegas in California’s 22nd, nonprofit executive Effie Guadalupe Phillips-Staley in New York’s 17th, and state Rep. Manny Rutinel in Colorado’s 8th, according to an announcement shared first with CQ Roll Call.
The candidates “embody their communities’ struggles and successes and are committed to advocating for working families,’’ Latino Victory Fund President Katharine Pichardo said in a statement. “Putting people over politics is their top priority, and they know firsthand the issues that matter — rising costs, health care, jobs, education, and a fair immigration system.”
Latino voters, long a key component of the Democratic Party coalition, have been shifting to the right in the Trump era. An analysis by the Pew Research Center found that Trump won 48 percent of the Hispanic vote in 2024, up from 36 percent in 2020.
https://rollcall.com/2025/10/15/latino-victory-fund-endorsements-midterm-elections/