Political Quotes

“In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, I want to recognize Soraya Marquez. Soraya Marquez is a Venezuelan leader in central Florida. During the last 20 years, Soraya Marquez has organized local communities within different Latin communities in Orlando, Florida. Soraya has also conducted electoral campaigns, motivating citizens to register and exercise the right to vote in each election, having led the registration of 100,000 new voters in Orange, Seminole, Osceola, and Hillsborough Counties in elections since 2012. Soraya's work has transcended to local high school projects, where she has encouraged students to become an active part of the electoral process. Soraya has promoted conferences with elected officials about the operation of cities and counties, as well as incorporating the importance of climate change. Soraya keeps the immigrant community on her daily agenda through meetings, informational sessions, and clinics in the face of immigration reform. Another priority for Soraya in the community has been free citizenship workshops, promoting the change and the perception of permanent legal residents by taking the important step of being a citizen of the United States. Soraya Marquez and her husband, Gustavo Marquez, are the founders of the C-Ciudadano organization. Soraya is also the state director of Mi Familia Vota in Florida.…”