Shadow Politics with Senator Michael D Brown

Guests, James J Sydnor and Hector Rodriguez, DC Veterans with exemplary service

Shadow Politics with Senator Michael Brown and Maria Sanchez

Guest, Hector Rodriguez

Shadow Politics with Senator Michael Brown and Maria Sanchez

Guests, Hector Rodriguez and Matthew J. Cary

Our guest is Hector Rodriguez, president and founder of the National Latino Alliance for DC Statehood. He was born in Puerto Rico and arrived in Washington DC in 1968 after serving with the US Army in Vietnam. During the Lyndon B. Johnson administration, he developed initiatives from the White House to reverse poverty and increase Latino participation in federal programs. After his proposal in 1970, the mayor of Washington created an Office of Spanish Speaking Affairs.