{"id":9814,"date":"2019-10-25T17:56:03","date_gmt":"2019-10-25T22:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/?p=9814"},"modified":"2019-10-25T17:56:35","modified_gmt":"2019-10-25T22:56:35","slug":"announcing-final-list-of-guest-speakers-for-the-second-annual-latino-voices-together-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/announcing-final-list-of-guest-speakers-for-the-second-annual-latino-voices-together-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing Final List of Guest Speakers for the Second Annual Latino Voices Together Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Sole fundraiser for Iowa&#8217;s only organization dedicated to electing more Latinx to public office\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Des Moines, IA \u2013 The <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lpniowa.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Latino Political Network (LPN)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will hold its <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/885519765139391\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Second Annual Latino Voices Together Gala<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Saturday, October 26th. The Gala will honor Iowa&#8217;s Latino public officials and raise funds to further LPN&#8217;s mission of electing more Latinos to public office. \u00a0 More than 100 tickets have been sold and the event will be the largest gathering of Latinx elected officials in Iowa history.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"holaa-247984664\" class=\"holaa-ad-inside-articles-2\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesperformingarts.org\/whats-on\/series\/summerarts\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" aria-label=\"HI-SummerSeries-300&#215;250-SP\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HI-SummerSeries-300x250-SP.jpg\" alt=\"\"  width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><br style=\"clear: both; display: block; float: none;\"\/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guest speakers for this year&#8217;s Gala include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Congressman Joaquin Castro<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(D-TX)<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Lorena Chambers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CEO of Chambers Lopez Strategies<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Dr. Jill Biden,<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Second Lady of the United States (2009-2017)<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Dr. Robert Garcia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mayor of Long Beach, California\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Analilia Meijia,<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Political Director for Bernie Sanders<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funds raised from the Gala will go towards LPN&#8217;s free candidate training sessions, as well as expanding efforts to create sustainable political organizing opportunities for Iowa&#8217;s Latinx community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>What:<\/b> <b>Second Annual Latino Voices Together Gala<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>When:<\/b> <b>Saturday, October 26, 5:00 PM &#8211; 7:30 PM\u00a0<\/b><\/p><div id=\"holaa-1685982312\" class=\"holaa-ad-inside-articles\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/hhs.iowa.gov\/health-prevention\/diabetes-prevention-management\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Diabetes Spanish 300&#215;250\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Diabetes-Spanish-300x250-2.jpg\" alt=\"\"  width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><br style=\"clear: both; display: block; float: none;\"\/>\n<p><b>Where:<\/b> <b>The Glass Box<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>220 SE 6th Street, 3rd Floor<\/b><\/p><div id=\"holaa-4079775677\" class=\"holaa-content\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/progressiowa.org\/2023\/08\/take-action-with-progress-iowa\/?utm_source=news&#038;utm_medium=site&#038;utm_campaign=2026&#038;utm_id=News\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Progress Iowa Spanish 300&#215;250\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Progress-Iowa-Spanish-300x250-1.png\" alt=\"\"  width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><b>Des Moines, IA 50309<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Registration:<\/b> <b>Participants can register via <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/2nd-annual-latino-voices-together-gala-tickets-70024696753?aff=efbeventtix&amp;fbclid=IwAR0v6qAHFSLLM3eol2MsehB7wy70xHDVl4_G05BMDdyTxfSWu8xT0rKZSaA\"><b>EventBrite<\/b><\/a><\/p><div id=\"holaa-4031266606\" class=\"holaa-content_2\" style=\"margin-top: 1px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/yourlifeiowa.org\/locations?&#038;utm_campaign=FY2026_OD2A_MOUD&#038;utm_content=Recovery_is_Possible&#038;utm_medium=banner&#038;utm_source=iowa_newspaper_association\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"287-10024_MOUD_300BannersF_es-US_LaRecuperacion_01\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/287-10024_MOUD_300BannersF_es-US_LaRecuperacion_01.jpg\" alt=\"\"  width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><b>College students admitted for <\/b><b>FREE<\/b><b>, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1fy1jtyzQfuYfElBX9SB2FLLxYjFaHiVnaLWyc_0-V9I\/edit#responses\"><b>please complete student registration form<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Media can email <\/b><a href=\"mailto:lpniowa@gmail.com\"><b>lpniowa@gmail.com<\/b><\/a><b> with any questions<\/b><\/p><div id=\"holaa-116327303\" class=\"holaa-post-content\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/yourlifeiowa.org\/learn\/drugs\/about-drugs?utm_source=INA%20Spanish&#038;utm_medium=display&#038;utm_campaign=FY2026_SPFRx_FakePills#fake-pills\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"287-10559_SPFRx_FakePil-300&#215;250-px fixed\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/287-10559_SPFRx_FakePil-300x250-px-fixed.jpg\" alt=\"\"  width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founded in 2015, the Latino Political Network was created to educate and empower Iowa&#8217;s next generation of Latinx elected officials. Although more than 185,000 Latinx Americans call Iowa home, the state has only 23 Latinx elected officials out of over 7,500 elected offices. Since its start, LPN has maintained a commitment to empowering Latinos to build a campaign. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"holaa-1517123810\" class=\"holaa-after-content\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/progressiowa.org\/2023\/08\/take-action-with-progress-iowa\/?utm_source=news&#038;utm_medium=site&#038;utm_campaign=2026&#038;utm_id=News\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Progress Iowa Spanish 300&#215;250\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Progress-Iowa-Spanish-300x250-1.png\" alt=\"\"  width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Sole fundraiser for Iowa&#8217;s only organization dedicated to electing more Latinx to public office\u00a0 Des Moines, IA \u2013 The Latino Political Network (LPN) will hold its Second Annual Latino [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9815,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1809,11,35,51],"tags":[1827,165,1473,897],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"3.0.2","language":"es","enabled_languages":["en","es"],"languages":{"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"es":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false}}},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9814"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9814\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}