Woman Loses Bid to Head Latino Group
A San Antonio businessman defeated an attempt Sunday by an El Toro woman to become the first woman president of the League of United Latin American Citizens--the nation’s oldest and largest Latino organization--at an annual convention in Anaheim.
Oscar Moran, 40, a San Antonio insurance regulations analyst, turned back Anita Del Rio, 44, of El Toro, who was forced to make a concession statement near the end of voting after it became apparent that Moran had won an “overwhelming majority” of the 600 Latino delegates.
Founded in 1929 in Texas, the League has been closely associated with civil rights causes. Membership includes 110,000 members in the United States.
Moran’s first priority, he said, will be in education to help motivate Latino underachievers. He noted the Latino high school dropout rate nationally is 45% compared to 17% for Anglos. He did not elaborate on any particular plan.
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