U.S Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Orlando, and local Latino leaders held a press event on Monday to urge their communities to vote in this year’s primary and general elections.
Organizers said the call to action, announced at a Puerto Rican bakery in Orlando, was precipitated by two factors: representation and immigration.
The deadline to register to vote for the August primaries is July 20.
Representation
Orange County and the rest of Central Florida have hosted a growing Latino population over the past decade. Now, more than a third of Orange County residents are Hispanic, according to U.S. Census estimates…