{"id":2402179,"date":"2025-02-13T08:47:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T13:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-gop-legislators-clash-over-new-gop-led-hispanic-caucus-identity-politics-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T08:48:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T13:48:35","slug":"california-gop-legislators-clash-over-new-gop-led-hispanic-caucus-identity-politics-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-gop-legislators-clash-over-new-gop-led-hispanic-caucus-identity-politics-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"California GOP legislators clash over new GOP-led Hispanic Caucus, identity politics &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fcalifornia-gop-legislators-clash-over-new-gop-led-hispanic-caucus-identity-politics-washington-examiner%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=2402179&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 article discusses a conflict among California Republican legislators regarding the establishment of a \u2062new GOP-led Hispanic \u200dCaucus. This situation arose after State Senator Marie Alvarado-gil, a Latina who switched from the \u200dDemocratic Party, was expelled \u200bfrom the existing Latino Caucus for her Republican \u2062affiliation. The newly formed Hispanic Caucus seeks to address common issues like community safety, education, and economic growth, \u200cas \u2063expressed by\u200b Assemblywoman Kate \u2063Sanchez, one \u2064of its \u2062founders.<\/p>\n<p>Though, not all Republican lawmakers support the idea of an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">ethnic-based caucus<\/a>. State Senator Rosilicie ochoa-Bogh opposes such caucuses, arguing that they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/victor-davis-hanson-is-bidens-success-our-mess\/\" title=\"Victor Davis Hanson: Is Biden\u2019s \u201cSuccess\u201d Our Mess?\">promote identity politics<\/a> and could be exclusionary. She\u200b believes that elected officials should represent all constituents, not just those who share their ethnicity, and warns that these caucuses may lead to \u200ddivisions within the \u200bcommunity. \u200bOchoa-Bogh emphasizes the \u200bneed for\u200c governance that transcends ethnic lines, highlighting broader common values among all citizens. The article also notes that these caucuses frequently enough <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-house-republicans-introduce-ban-on-funding-research-in-china\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: House ...s Introduce Ban On Funding Research In China\">receive taxpayer funding<\/a>, similar to the Democratic-led California \u200cLatino\u2062 Legislative Caucus.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">California GOP legislators clash over new GOP-led Hispanic Caucus, identity politics<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1991491\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; Last year, when State Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil, R-Jackson, a Latina woman, switched from the Democratic Party, she was&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/california\/article_08945246-5b56-11ef-a63a-c3fbb9433b7e.html\">booted<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;from the state&rsquo;s Latino Caucus for being a Republican.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Now Hispanic Republicans have launched a Hispanic Caucus of their own, with one notable holdout: State Sen. Rosilicie Ochoa-Bogh, R-Yucaipa, who cited a rejection of identity politics and discrimination &mdash; highlighting the battle within the Republican party between embracing racial politics and aiming for race-blind governance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Latino values are common sense values: We want safer communities, better schools and a strong economy that works for everyone,&rdquo;&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KateSanchezCA\/status\/1889511026946875725\">said<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Assemblywoman Kate Sanchez, R-Trabuco Canyon, on X. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s why I&rsquo;m proud to co-found the California Hispanic Caucus with [State. Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Santa Clarita] to focus on addressing the kitchen table issues that Latinos and millions of Californians want solved.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, Ochoa-Bogh, who was elected as California&rsquo;s first Latina Republican state senator in 2020, suggested that ethnic-based caucuses are discriminatory and fail to reflect that every legislator represents people of many backgrounds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As elected officials, including myself as a senator, we are tasked with representing all of our constituents &mdash; not just those who share my ethnicity,&rdquo;&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/article\/california-republican-lawmakers-hispanic-caucus\/63761046\">said<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Ochoa-Bogh to KCRA. &ldquo;I have serious concerns about the formation of ethnic-based caucuses, as they can be discriminatory toward individuals whose backgrounds do not align with those of the group.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;America has made it clear: People are tired of identity politics,&rdquo; continued Ochoa-Bogh. &ldquo;While these caucuses may aim to support shared experiences, they risk creating division and exclusion, leading to unintended consequences that arise from working in silos and echo chambers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The creation of legislative caucuses tends to result in the allocation of taxpayer funding for caucus support, as exists for the Democratic-led California Latino Legislative Caucus to the tune of over half a million dollars per year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1991491\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1991491\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California GOP lawmakers dispute new Hispanic Caucus, identity politics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2402180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/california-legislature-special-session-trump-proof.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4045,6203,41162],"class_list":["post-2402179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-california","tag-gop","tag-hispanic-caucus"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/california-legislature-special-session-trump-proof.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402179","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2402179"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2402183,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402179\/revisions\/2402183"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2402180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2402179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2402179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2402179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}