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Richard Alatorre, photographed here in 2011, has died at the age of 81. Alatorre is being remembered as a trailblazing Latino lawmaker in L.A.Richard Alatorre, a groundbreaking Latino lawmaker in California, has died at the age of 81. His death was announced today during the L.A. City Council meeting by Councilmember Monica Rodriguez.When Alatorre he was elected to the council in 1985, Alatorre became only the second Latino to hold that office in the 20th century.
“He did so much for the city, for the state,” Rodriguez said. “ such an incredible, powerful leader in the state legislature and so I just wanted to let everyone know that sadly we’ve lost a titan in the Chicano community.”When Alatorre he was elected to the council in 1985, Alatorre became only the second Latino to hold that office in the 20th century. He was the the first since Edward R. Roybal held the office 23 years prior.
Sen. Alex Padilla called Alatorre"a relentless champion for underserved communities across California during his time in the State Assembly and on Los Angeles City Council." Raised in East Los Angeles, Alatorre, along with four fellow Latino assemblymen formed the Chicano Legislative Caucus in 1973, marking the first time in California’s legislative history an agenda that would oversee and protect the rights of Latinos from all over California.
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