Micro bio: Luis Vicente Gutiérrez was born in Chicago on December 10, 1953, and we do not mean this other Luis Gutiérrez
Childhood Trauma: Wishes he was from Vieques, Puerto Rico.
Sueño Americano: Amnesty for all immigrants and being mayor of Chicago.
Random Quote: “The White Sox placed emphasis on aggressive base running, solid pitching, strong defense and strategic hitting. This style of play became known around the league as “Ozzie ball,” named after the White Sox former shortstop and now manager, Ozzie Guillen”.
And even though it was a baseball speech, it eventually ended up as an immigration speech.
Claim to fame: Being mistreated and having to share his cell with “with roaches and lizards crawling around” in Vieques.
Was the First Latino to…be elected to Congress from the Midwest
Random Award: The most admired Latino leader in the country, according to a recent nationwide survey. (per his website and since we have no idea who did that survey, we can only assume Don Francisco, was not one of the choices)
Random expenditure:… $630 for a dinner at Agua Ardiente in DC… (I have been to this place, must have had a lot of aguardiente for that price) And he also paid his daughter $400 for “services”... I will leave it up to you all to speculate about that one.
Random link to official website: Illinois 4th
Legislation sponsored or cosponsored: Whereas Sammy Sosa has showed us how powerful the combination of discipline and desire can be… A resolution honoring Sammy Sosa…
And of course that amnesty bill that he introduces every session and that never even gets to a committee.
And yeah, the voting record