Article: Latinas Signal New Leadership.(Cynthia Soto and Susana Mendoza, legislators)(Brief Article)

They are the two freshmen Latina state representatives. Though not the first Latinas in the Illinois General Assembly, Cynthia Soto and Susana Mendoza are considered signs of a new political generation.

"This is the second generation of Latina leadership in the city," said Sylvia Puente, project director for the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame. But "the leadership of Latina women is still very young and embryonic."

Some experts claim the Hispanic political community isn't mentoring enough future leaders, particularly women. But Mendoza and Soto show it does happen. And despite their wide political differences, their stories ...

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