Assembly Member Karines Reyes on 40 Years of Latino Power in NY | SOMOS Puerto Rico
Mornings With Mero goes live from the SOMOS Conference in Puerto Rico! This episode features Assembly Member Karines Reyes, Chair of the New York State Assembly's Puerto Rican & Hispanic Task Force, who breaks down the 40-year history of SOMOS — from a small gathering around a motel pool to a 30,000-person powerhouse bringing together the who's who of New York politics.
Karines talks about:
🔹 The origins of SOMOS and how it grew from a handful of Puerto Rican legislators to 30+ Latino members in the NY Legislature
🔹 How major policies impacting communities of color are born at this conference
🔹 The 66 legislative workshops covering cannabis regulation, healthcare, MWBEs, small business, the 2030 Census, and more
🔹 Her work as a practicing nurse at Montefiore Einstein in the Bronx
🔹 The urgent fight to roll back Medicaid cuts and protect access to care under a new Congress
🔹 The growing diversity in New York's legislature and why representation matters
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📍 Recorded live at SOMOS Puerto Rico — the premier legislative conference for Latino leaders in New York
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