The Clinton campaign today announced its Virginia Hispanic Leadership Council, comprised of community leaders from across the state who are already mobilizing grassroots support for Hillary leading up to Virginia’s February 12th primary.

"Latinos in Virginia know that Hillary Clinton has the strength and experience to create the real change America needs," said Carlos Del Toro, Chair of the Virginia Hispanic Leadership Council. "Hillary will fight for us day in and day out - whether it’s providing health care for every single American, or returning our troops from Iraq safely and soundly, or fixing our economy on day one. Hillary will be a President that will worry for the wellbeing of our families," Del Toro added.

"Hillary Clinton is our friend. She has been committed to the issues that are important to Latino families for 35 years," said Rita Aguilar, Co-chair of the Council. "Latinos appreciate her hard work and her ability to bring solutions to the challenges facing our community and our country."

"I am very excited about receiving the support from these community leaders," said Hillary Clinton. "The Hispanic community has been key for our campaign, and it will play a key role in the February 12th primary. I look forward to working with them to help put our country back on track."

The Virginia Hispanic Leadership Council Includes:

Andrea Abreu, Realtor
Rita Aguilar, Co-Chair, Democratic Lawyers Council
Mauricio Alarcon, Teacher and former LULAC Virginia State Director
Ramon Alvarado, Community Activist
Beatriz Amberman, Tidewater Area Hispanic Outreach Coordinator
Elmer Arias, Former President Metro Area El Salvadorian Chamber of Commerce
Frederick Babb Maldonado, CEO, Babb Maldonado & Associates LLC
Bettie Baca, Community Activist
Fernando Barrueta, Director, Security One Bank
Sindy Benavides, Community Activist
Wilfredo Bohorquez, Community Activist
Cristina Caballero, President, Dialogue on Diversity
Jose Campos, Director the Job Avenue Arlington County
Laura Campos, Community Activist
Ikeita Cantu Hinojosa, Community Activist
Hugo Carballo, Community Activist
Alejandra Castillo, Founding member, US-Dominican National Roundtable
Fransisco Castro, CHINAMECA Community President
Monica Cevallos, National Coordinator and Virginia State Coordinator, Latinos for Clinton
Marieli Colon-Padilla, Activist
Caroline Croft, Former Executive Director, Robert F. Kennedy Foundation for Human Rights
Pablo Cuadrado, Owner, Tickers Coffee
Sharon Davis, Former Chair, Arlington County Democratic Committee
Angie Del Reigo, Artist
Carlos Del Toro, CDR, U.S.N. (Ret.), White House Fellow
Betty Del Toro, Educator
Ingrid Duran, Former President/CEO Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute and Co-Founder and Principal, D&P Creative Strategies, LLC
Elaine Everson, Community Activist
Carissa Fana, Associate, Dewey Square Group
Julie Fernandez, Community Activist
Manuel Fierro, The Herndon Law Firm
Jose Frias, Community Activist
Joel Gomez, Associate Dean for Research- GW University School of Education
Damaris Gonzalez, Realtor
Leni Gonzalez, Community Activist
Susan Gonzalez, Public Affairs Executive
Jorge Granados, Community Activist
Rita Jaramillo, Community Outreach, National Education Association
Robin King, Former US Government and OAS trade official
Alicia Knight, Fredericksburg Region Hispanic Outreach
Jeff Lewis, Community Activist
Arlene Limas, Small Business Owner
Michele Manatt, Former State Department Official and Community Activist
Kathleen Manatt, Democratic Party Activist Trustee, Fords Theatre
Manuel Mathews, Stafford County Democratic Activist
Johanna Mendelson Forman, US-Latin America policy expert
Louisa Meruvia, Community Activist
Carmen Monico, MSc, PhD Student, Virginia Commonwealth University
George Munoz, Former Assistant Secretary, US Treasury
Kathy Munoz, Community Activist
Elizabeth Oliver Lisboa-Farrow, CEO, The Oliver Group, Inc.
Michael Palma, Community Activist
Amanda Palma, Community Activist
Pedro Pablo Permuy, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for Western Hemisphere
Gisella Piacentin, Realtor
Catherine Pino, Co-Founder and Principal D&P Creative Strategies, LLC
Yoli Prado, Graphic Designer
Rafael Ramirez, Business Representative, Mid-Atlantic Regional Council of Carpenters
Jose Ramos, Former Director CARECEN
Luis Reyes, Business Owner Lauriol Plaza
Ileana Rivera, Manager, Multicultural Affairs/ Interpreter / Social Worker
Marisa Rivera-Albert, President of Empowerment Works, former President of the National Hispana Leadership Institute
Alex Rodriguez, President, Rodriguez & Associates
Peter Romero, Former Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere
Sharon Saez, Community Activist
Ruth Alicia Sandoval, CEO, BusinessconX
Susan Schmidt, Attorney and International Business Advisor, ManattJones Global Strategies
Julia Sweig, US-Latin America policy expert
Andres Tobar, Latino community activist
Ann Unitas, Community Activist
Arturo Valenzuela, Director of Latin American Studies Program, Georgetown University
Johnny Yataco, President Washington Newspaper
Dana Urquidi, Legal Assistant/ Settlement Processor Susan P. Cronin, Former Senior Official, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative