Letter from the President: Summer Edition 2024

By Rep. Angela Romero (UT)

Download the 2024 Summer Edition of NHCSL's Newsletter here.

Dear Familia,

I’m excited to greet you all in the 2024 Summer Edition of NHCSL’s newsletter! I hope you can find time to enjoy the season, rest and recharge, and get ready to face the challenges that this unprecedented election year will bring.

One of the key priorities for Hispanic communities across the country is access to affordable housing, one of the issue areas we’ve delved into the most for the last two years. Becoming a homeowner –a cornerstone of the American dream– keeps slipping away, while renting, especially in urban areas where Latinos tend to concentrate, keeps eating up more and more of our salaries.

Members of our Caucus have received feedback from constituents that echo the findings outlined in the Center for Popular Democracy x Right to the City Key poll, that “for all voters, but younger voters and renters especially, there is a massive gap between how little they hear politicians talk about issues of housing affordability and rent and how big an impact that issue has on their personal situation.”

NHCSL keeps advocating before the federal government for tangible solutions to this housing crisis. At the state level, we also have a clear mandate to prioritize access to housing in our communities, develop policies that reflect our constituents’ needs, and treat access to what is a human right with the urgency that it requires. Respectfully,

Respectfully,

Rep. Angela Romero (UT)
NHCSL President