{"id":2234408,"date":"2024-05-01T10:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T14:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-candidates-to-get-leg-up-from-koch-latino-group-2\/"},"modified":"2024-05-01T10:24:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T14:24:25","slug":"house-gop-candidates-to-get-leg-up-from-koch-latino-group-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-candidates-to-get-leg-up-from-koch-latino-group-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Koch Latino Group Boosts House GOP Candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-gop-candidates-to-get-leg-up-from-koch-latino-group-2%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2234408&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Koch network&#8217;s Latino political arm, LIBRE Initiative Action, supports key House GOP\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weve-identified-450000-ballots-that-miraculously-only-have-a-vote-for-joe-biden-sidney-powell-drops-a-bomb-on-sunday-morning-futures-video\/\" title=\"\"We've Identified 450,000 Ballots that Miraculously ONLY have a Vote for Joe Biden\" - Sidney Powell Drops a BOMB on Sunday Morning Futures (Video)\">candidates<\/a>\u2014Rob Bresnahan in Pennsylvania, \u2062Jen Kiggans in Virginia, and David Schweikert in \u2063Arizona. They aim to\u2062 empower the Latino community, \u2063focusing on economic growth and opportunity. LIBRE Action plans to mobilize \u2064support\u2064 through grassroots efforts, investing in campaigns to engage Latino voters and promote freedom-minded policies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE \u2014<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republicans<\/a> in key <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House<\/a> races will receive a boost from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/koch-brothers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Koch<\/a> network\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/latinos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Latino<\/a> political organization before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>November\u2019s general election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>LIBRE Initiative Action has endorsed Rob Bresnahan, a businessman running in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pennsylvania<\/a>\u2018s Scranton congressional district, in addition to Reps. Jen\u00a0Kiggans\u00a0(R-VA), from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Virginia<\/a>\u2018s Virginia Beach congressional district, and David\u00a0Schweikert\u00a0(R-AZ), from Arizona\u2019s Scottsdale suburbs congressional district.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLatinos are tired of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-was-so-disgusted-father-of-parkland-victim-rips-biden-for-using-anniversary-of-massacre-to-push-gun-control\/\" title=\"\u2018I Was So Disgusted\u2019: Father Of Parkland Victim Rips Biden For Using Anniversary Of Massacre To Push Gun Control\">bad policies<\/a>, broken promises, and an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>economy<\/a> that is not working for them,\u201d Sandra Benitez, a LIBRE Initiative Action senior adviser, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cWe need leaders who will bring positive change and are focused on growing the economy, removing barriers to opportunity, and driving policies that give us a chance at achieving our \u2018American dream.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is why LIBRE Action is excited to leverage our grassroots army and resources in favor of Bresnahan, Kiggans, and Schweikert,\u201d Benitez said. \u201cLatinos are positioned to play a critical role this November, and LIBRE Action will make sure our community is mobilized to support the best candidates in these races.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>LIBRE Initiative Action is a project of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/americans-for-prosperity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Americans for Prosperity<\/a>, a Koch network group, and supports what it describes as \u201cfreedom-minded\u201d policies that\u00a0promote the \u201cwell-being and self-sufficiency\u201d of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hispanics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hispanic<\/a> community. LIBRE Initiative Action will invest in the candidates\u2019 three districts, including spending money on mailers and digital ads, as well as sending organizers to engage Latino voters.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/ratings\/house-race-ratings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>CookPoliticalReport<\/em><\/a>  rates Bresnahan\u2019s race against Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) as a Democratic-leaning toss-up contest. Cartwright has represented majority-white and middle-class northeastern Pennsylvania in Congress since 2013, which was the 17th Congressional District before redistricting in 2018. Cartwright won reelection in 2022 by 2 percentage points, or 7,000 votes, but Republican politics is popular in the area, with former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> taking it in 2016 and 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Kiggans is a first-term incumbent seeking reelection in her heavily military Virginia district, though her Democratic rival, either Missy Cotter Smasal\u00a0or Jake Denton, will not be decided until next month. Her district voted for President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> in 2020 and had a Democratic member of Congress, former Rep. Elaine Luria, until Kiggans flipped the seat in 2022.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Schweikert\u2019s race in northeastern\u00a0Maricopa County is a Republican-leaning toss-up, but, again, the congressman, who has been in power since 2011, will not know his Democratic opponent, most likely either <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/polls\/house\/2024\/arizona\/1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Marlene Gal\u00e1n-Woods, Amish Shah, or Conor O\u2019Callaghan<\/a>, until July. Like Kiggans, his district is another of the 18 that voted for Biden in 2020 but are currently held by the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>About 36.2 million Latinos are eligible to vote this year, an increase from 32.3 million in 2020, and they make up roughly 15% of all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-bombshell-mi-judge-grants-attorney-matt-deperno-permission-to-release-results-of-forensic-examination-on-16-dominion-voting-machines-in-antrim-co-video\/\" title=\"BREAKING BOMBSHELL: MI Judge Grants Attorney Matt DePerno Permission To RELEASE Results Of Forensic Examination On 16 Dominion Voting Machines In Antrim Co.[VIDEO]\">eligible voters<\/a>, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2024\/01\/10\/key-facts-about-hispanic-eligible-voters-in-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pew Research Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exclusive: Koch network&#8217;s Latino political arm, LIBRE Initiative Action, backs key House GOP candidates like businessman Rob Bresnahan in Pennsylvania Scranton district, Reps. Jen Kiggans (R-VA) in Virginia Beach, and David Schweikert (R-AZ) in Arizona&#8217;s Scottsdale suburbs for a boost before the general election in November<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2234409,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP22313160995195-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2234408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP22313160995195-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2234408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2234408"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2234408\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2234409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2234408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2234408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2234408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}