Headline Roundup • October 27th, 2022
Hispanic Republican Denied Entry into Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Rep. Mayra Flores (R-TX) was denied entry into the Congressional Hispanic Caucus after submitting a request to join earlier this month. The Caucus cited her voting record and endorsement from former president Trump as evidence she was not aligned with the values of the coalition.
Key Quotes: In a tweet, Flores said, “as the first Mexican-born American Congresswoman, I thought the Hispanic Caucus would be open in working together. This denial once again proves a bias towards conservative Latinas that don’t fit their narrative or ideology,” later joking, “maybe I'm not the right type of taco.” The Hispanic Caucus explained their decision in a statement, saying, “Rep. Flores’ extreme MAGA values and their attacks on Latinos and our nation’s democracy on January 6 do not align with CHC values.”
For Context: The Congressional Hispanic Caucus was originally formed as a bipartisan coalition, but a schism in the early 2000s split the group along party lines, leading Republican members to break away and form the Congressional Hispanic Conference. The Hispanic Caucus changed their bylaws in 2017 to officially make the group exclusive to Democratic Party members.
How the Media Covered it: The story was first reported by Townhall and picked up moderately by outlets on the right, a number of which drew links to the Congressional Black Caucus’s denial to admit Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) last year. The story received very little coverage from the left.
Featured Coverage of this Story
Michael Gonzalez for The Texas Tribune
U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores cried foul Wednesday after getting rejected from the most influential Hispanic group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
Flores, R-Los Indios, tweeted Wednesday that she’d been denied membership in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, decrying the decision as evidence of “bias towards conservative Latinas that don’t fit their narrative or ideology.”
“As the first Mexican-born American Congresswoman, I thought the Hispanic Caucus would be open in working together,” Flores said in the tweet expressing her disappointment.
The caucus is entirely made up of Democrats — including five from...
AP Photo/LM Otero
Townhall has exclusively learned Rep. Mayra Flores (R-TX) was prevented from joining the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), the leading caucus for Latino members of Congress, because she is a Republican and membership is only reserved for Democrats.
According to those familiar with the situation, Flores requested to join CHC in early October and was rejected shortly thereafter. Flores is not only first Mexican-born woman to serve in Congress, but she also represents a district along the U.S.-Mexico border that is overwhelmingly Latino. CHC used to have Republicans members but they...
The Hill
Texas GOP Rep. Mayra Flores on Wednesday revealed she was denied admission to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), originally founded as a bipartisan grouping of Latino members of Congress.
In a tweet, Flores said the CHC’s denial “shows the true bias towards the first Mexican-born Congresswoman in U.S. history.”
Sebastian Roa, a spokesman for the CHC, responded that the CHC’s bylaws have been changed to only allow Democrats.
“In 2003, led by Rep. [Mario] Diaz Balart, GOP Members split from the CHC to form the Congressional Hispanic Conference. Per our...
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