|
|
Article: Latino leadership at the local level: interview with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa.(Interview)
- Article from:
- Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy
- Article date:
- January 1, 2006
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2006 President and Fellows of Harvard College, through the John F. Kennedy School of Government. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Antonio R. Villaraigosa's election as the forty-first Mayor of Los Angeles on 17 May 2005 marked an important moment in the growing political power of the Latino vote. Villaraigosa is known for his skill at building broad coalitions and is considered one of the leading progressive voices in the country. His mayoral platform emphasizes finding solutions to major issues facing Los Angeles including education, transportation, public safety, economic development and ethics.
Villaraigosa began his involvement with the labor movement at the age of fifteen, as a volunteer with the farm workers movement. He also served as a field representative/organizer with the United ...