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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Establishment GOP refuses to back Conservative Hispanic in NH


State Rep. Marilinda Garcia

What else is new?
The Establishment GOP runs away from a Conservative Hispanic and backs the white guy.  Who would have thunk it?


Big-name Hispanic Republicans are rallying around underdog state Rep. Marilinda Garcia over the GOP establishment pick, state Sen. Gary Lambert, in their primary fight to take on freshman Rep. Ann Kuster (D).
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Many D.C. insiders are skeptical of Garcia, though, because of her fundraising troubles — in the first quarter she had $59,000 cash on hand to Lambert’s $260,000 — and her staunch conservatism. Meanwhile, Lambert was named to the first level of the National Republican Congressional Committee’s Young Guns program, a designation for top candidates.

But that could begin to change as Hispanic heavy hitters remind the national GOP it needs to be serious by expanding its candidate pool reports The Hill.


Former Puerto Rico Gov. Luis Fortuño (R) will headline a fundraiser for Garcia this week, which, according to an invitation obtained by The Hill, will draw donations ranging from $75 for a “young professional” to $1,000 for a host.

Co-chairmen at the Thursday event on the rooftop of the Republican State Leadership Committee include Rudy Beserra, vice president of Latin Affairs for Coca-Cola, David Olivencia, senior vice president for a technology company and a prominent figure in Hispanic politics, and Danny Vargas, a PR executive and activist.

She has 12 additional fundraising events planned for the month of June, including one hosted by Jerry Gappens, vice president of the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, on June 28, which will take place on the infield of the racetrack.

Stephen Viramontes, a state director at the Bush-linked LIBRE Initiative and a member of the host committee for the Thursday fundraiser, called Garcia, 30, “a hat-trick for the GOP,” referencing the fact that she’s a female Hispanic millennia l.

“I don’t know why [the establishment] wouldn’t support her. It spits in the face of exactly what they’re trying to accomplish in reaching new pools of voters,” he said. “I know there has been a lot of criticism about her being too fringe or too conservative for that district ... but she’s essentially the GOP hat trick for outreach.”

Fortuño said he had met with Garcia and that her personal profile was just one aspect of her appeal.

“She has what I would call a stellar academic background, as well as real life experience. On top of that, she has served the people of New Hampshire in a very distinguished way. She is firm on her principles as well, those conservative principles of limited government, individual freedom, personal responsibility, and if that was not enough, she happens to be a young, well-educated woman of Hispanic descent,” he said.

“And I strongly believe that the party has to make sure there’s space for people that stick to our principles and that are able to communicate those principles to all different constituencies,” Fortuño continued.

Also see Marilinda Garcia for Congress


Marilinda Garcia (R) NH-02





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Election results, New Hampshire's 2nd district, November 6, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticAnn McLane Kuster169,27550.17%
RepublicanCharles Bass (incumbent)152,97745.34%
LibertarianHardy Macia14,9364.43%
{{{party}}}Scattering2060.06%
Totals337,394100%
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New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District

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