While there are Latinos from many industries and nationalities represented in Healey's new Governor's Council on Latino Empowerment, one part of the state seemed to be left behind.
of the state's Latinos live in the four western counties, but western Massachusetts representation on the statewide council is below 3%.
"I didn't get a response back. I just think we need to ... make sure that the Latino community in western Massachusetts, which is a vital and important part of the state's diversity, have their voices heard," he said.in Boston. She said she was surprised to see she was the only one from the western part of the state.However, she was happy to see a wide range of ethnic backgrounds and fields of expertise.
Hogan also served on former Gov. Charlie Baker's Latino Advisory Commission, and said there was more representation on that board, making her question why that was not the case this time. That commission was much smaller with only"I'm not sure why. I don't know if maybe they asked and people said no, because it is a difficult thing to ask someone to commit to four years of unpaid work," she said.
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