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Column: Republican Latinos are rising in California. Now there's a caucus for them

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Suzette Martinez Valladares and Kate Sanchez are co-chairs of the new California Hispanic Legislative Caucus .

The group formed as a response to the 51-year-old Latino Legislative Caucus , a Sacramento powerhouse that has never admitted GOP members.

Latinos now make up nearly a third of Sacramento GOP legislators, a once unthinkable scenario.

In the 2024 election, she crushed her Democratic opponent by 23 percentage points.

In an alternative universe, Valladares could have been a part of the fabled San Fernando Valley political machine.

She grew up in a working-class family where her father's Mexican American side leaned to the right while her maternal Puerto Rican relatives were "very progressive".

Sanchez and Valladares want to help Latino Republicans win local elections.

They also want to create a bench to ensure that politicians like them remain a presence in Sacramento for years to come.

Sanchez: "We are going to champion issues that we know that California Hispanics care about".

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