For the past few months, Rep. Mike Honda of San Jose has been flying
across the country, huddling with fellow Democrats and manning the
telephones in his quest to become a vice chairman of the Democratic
National Committee. In the last weekend of January, Honda journeyed by
train from Washington, D.C., to meet with more than 200 delegates at
New York’s Roosevelt Hotel. He now needs Democrats and Asian Pacific
Americans to call their local representatives and push them to support
and vote for him. There are five vice chairman slots with the DNC;
usually two are filled by men and two by women. Political observers say
a Latino or an African American usually fills the fifth position; that
is the seat Honda is seeking. The San Jose congressman, a former
teacher who speaks Spanish fluently, has won the backing of the
Congressional Hispanic Caucus (although its chairman, Bob Menendez of
New Jersey, has announced he will stay neutral). The group wrote in its
letter, “We are fortunate to have developed a special relationship with
Mike, and we are impressed by Mike’s own long and special relationship
with the Hispanic community.” [more]
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