Adventures of the Coconut Caucus

(yes I know the pic is huge, didn’t feel like croping)

Micro bio: Her web page states: Given her achievements, her roots are humble. Nydia Margarita Velázquez was born March 28, 1953 in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. One of 9 kids (I notice a trend here) When Velázquez was only 16, she enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico. In 1974 she graduated with high honors and became the first one in her family to receive a college diploma.

(There are alot of the first in the familia to do something in the caucus, and even I can claim I am the first in mi familia to have a blog about these Congresistas)

Random factoid: She has a twin sister, who is NOT in Congress.

Claim to fame: Attempted suicide at least once with vodka and pills and since she failed, she then sued for 10 million.

Oh yeah, and she is also on some list of famous boricuas

Bill Sponsored or co-sponsored: H.CON.RES.129 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to honor Zora Neale Hurston. (who?) And of course a bunch of boricua independence status type bills that go nowhere.

Random Quote: “Today, in a model of inter-governmental cooperation, we lay out strong principles to revitalize Brooklyn’s crumbling waterfront. We envision open, green spaces for public access and a world-class, environmentally sound port with exciting opportunities.”

First Latina to…. (So many firsts, so little space): The first Hispanic woman to serve on New York City’s Council; the first Puerto Rican woman to serve in Congress; The first woman Ranking Democratic Member of the House Small Business Committee and Hispanic Business Magazine’s first “Woman of the Year.”

Random Expenditure: You can get mucho steak in DC for that price

Totally Random Link to Website: Brooklyn waterfront?

Ok, so officially he is not a member of the Coconut Caucus or in Congress, but he was, and he is one of the few national Latino politicians who can provide much fun for this blog.  

Richardson’s office denies he’s announced run for president

Says comments were taken `out of context’

Gov. Bill Richardson has not announced his candidacy for president, a Richardson spokesman said today in response to a FOX news report that Richardson had announced his candidacy.

“The governor didn’t say that. He said, like he’s been saying, that he’ll make a decision in January,” Richardson spokesman Gilbert Gallegos told The Tribune shortly after the report broke around 4 p.m.

 So we all know he has been running for presidente for years or why would he have this guinness world record.

He even has the online netroots drafting committee blog.

But it is hard to make headlines while the whole world is enamored with Hillaroma, so he is limited to denying that he announced that he is running. Not to deny that he is actually running, just that he hasn’t announced yet what he may announce later, which we already know.