Bob Cortes today announced he has been endorsed by the Central Florida Chapter Associated Builders and Contractors PAC. [Read more…] about Bob Cortes Endorsed by Associated Builders & Contractors
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Bob Cortes endorsed by BusinessForce
Bob Cortes today announced he has been endorsed by BusinessForce, a leading business advocacy group for Central Florida. [Read more…] about Bob Cortes endorsed by BusinessForce
Cortes Makes List of Top Races
The House District 30 race is included in the Republican State Leadership
Committee’s “18 in ’18 Races to Watch – Hispanic Heritage Month Edition.”
The Bob Cortes Campaign today announced that his race for re-election to Florida House District 30 is featured in the Republican State Leadership Committee’s (RSLC) “18 in ’18: Races to Watch – Hispanic Heritage Month Edition.” [Read more…] about Cortes Makes List of Top Races
Cortes Wins Overwhelming Straw Poll Victory
State Representative Bob Cortes takes over 73 percent in the
East Side Regional Hob Nob House District 30 Straw Poll.
The Bob Cortes Campaign announced today his overwhelming victory last night in the straw poll held at the East Side Regional Hob Nob. Cortes, who has held the House District 30 seat since his election in 2014, garnered 73.05 percent of the vote while the rest of the vote was split among his three challengers. [Read more…] about Cortes Wins Overwhelming Straw Poll Victory
BusinessForce Endorses Cortes for Reelection
The pro-business organization endorses Bob Cortes’s reelection bid
for House District 30 because he will always fight for a free economy.
The Bob Cortes Campaign today announced the endorsement of BusinessForce, a business group that endorses candidates who support the free enterprise system and sound, responsible business practices in government. [Read more…] about BusinessForce Endorses Cortes for Reelection
Cortes’s Leadership Helps Puerto Rican Students in Florida
At Representative Bob Cortes’s request, a Memorandum of Understanding between the Florida and Puerto Rico Departments of Education successfully addressed issues for displaced high school seniors.
Representative Bob Cortes today announced the successful results of the partnership he initiated between the Florida and Puerto Rico Departments of Education following Hurricane Maria last fall. Cortes recognized the education challenges displaced students relocating to Florida faced and was an early leader in working to ensure a smooth transition to Florida schools. As a result of his efforts, a high percentage of high school seniors who relocated graduated on time, with some opting to receive a Puerto Rico diploma. Cortes, a Puerto Rican American, worked closely with Florida Education Commissioner Pam Stewart and Puerto Rico Secretary of Education Julia Keleher to make this option available.
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Cortes Endorses Costello For Congress
State Representative Bob Cortes today made the following statement endorsing Fred Costello for Congress in Florida’s 6th congressional district:
“As a colleague, as a friend, and as a Puerto Rican American, I strongly support Fred Costello’s candidacy for Congress. Sadly, his primary opponent has made it clear he does not believe Puerto Ricans should be allowed to exercise their rights as American citizens.
“This is an outrage. No candidate for office in this great country should be so woefully ignorant of the Constitution and the rights it protects for American citizens. Electing a candidate like that is dangerous and would be a disservice, not just to the Puerto Rican Americans he would disenfranchise, but to all freedom-loving Americans.
“Thankfully, Fred Costello has made it clear that he holds the opposite view, because he understands our Constitution and the rights it gives Puerto Ricans and all Americans, among them the right to register to vote and to move anywhere they please within the United States. I urge all District 6 voters to reject prejudice and ignorance and support Fred Costello.”
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Cortes to Provide Leadership in National Hispanic Legislators Organization
The District 30 State Representative has been appointed as South
Region Chair of the National Hispanic Council of State Legislators
State Representative Bob Cortes today announced that he has been appointed South Region Chair of the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL). He will also serve as a member of the Executive Committee Leadership through 2019. The NHCSL includes Hispanic legislators from all states, commonwealths, and territories of the United States, and it serves as a catalyst for action on issues of concern to the Hispanic community.
“This is an exciting opportunity for Florida, and I’m honored to be selected,” said Cortes. “I look forward to providing leadership in our region and working with legislators from around the country to meet the challenges we face regarding housing, immigration, education, and healthcare.”
The nonpartisan, nonprofit NHCSL was founded in 1989 to be the foremost organization representing the interests of Hispanic state legislators. Its Executive Committee, which Cortes will help lead, sets the agenda for the organization’s policy priorities and works with other stakeholders to advocate on behalf of the Hispanic community.
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