The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) released its 2021 National Directory, which contains Latino elected officials at all levels of government.
NALEO's update to the National Directory of Latino Elected Officials showed the growth of Latino representation in public office over the last year, even coming close to breaking a record for representation.
The directory details that there was an increase in elected Latinos in public positions, approximately 3% more than in 2020. Currently the total number of Latino officials in elected public positions is 7,087, while 20 years ago, in 2001 was 6 thousand 883, which means a growth of 74.6%.
However, despite great progress in the last 20 years, the growth of Latino representation has been concentrated in the states of California (1,833), New Mexico (649), and Texas (2,808), which currently have the highest numbers. senior Latino elected officials.
The categories taken into account by the directory are United States Senators, members of the House of Representatives, State officials, State Senators, State Representatives, County officials, Municipal officials, Judicial / law enforcement, School counselors and special officials. of District.
In this sense, the elected positions most occupied by representatives at the legislative level with state representatives with 240 and municipal officials are the public position most occupied by Latinos at the local level, with 2,349.
You can consult the complete directory in the following link: https://naleo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2021-National-Directory-Latino-Elected-Officials.pdf
