Robert Santos, a third-generation Mexican American statistician from San Antonio, Texas, is the first person of color to head the Census Bureau on a permanent basis.
Census Bureau director, becoming the first person of color to lead the nation’s largest statistical agency on a permanent basis.
The pandemic also disrupted one of the Census Bureau’s most important programs, the one-year American Community Survey, which provides a wide-ranging picture of the U.S. on everything from commute times to education levels. Bureau officials announced earlier this year that the 2020 survey won’t be released in its usual format this fall because of troubles collecting data during the pandemic.
“Those opportunities that I’ve had allowed me to believe that I should pay it forward, and I’ve tried to do that every day of my life,” Santos said. “Census Bureau data helps weave us together to form a more perfect union. Although this is a political position, I’m not a politician.” At the time, Dillingham described the events as a misunderstanding and said there were no potential violations of laws or regulations.
After Santos was confirmed, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer described him as a “perfect fit” for the job. The 2020 census experienced unprecedented obstacles because of the coronavirus pandemic, as well as wildfires in the West and hurricanes along the Gulf Coast. The pandemic forced the Census Bureau to delay until April the release of state population numbers used to apportion congressional seats. The release of redistricting data used for drawing congressional and legislative districts was postponed until August.
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