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Joe Biden has picked a Latina for a top job. He should also consider these Arizona Latinos

Many Latinos may have never heard of Julie Chavez Rodriguez, but now they will. She is the highest-ranking Hispanic in the incoming Joe Biden White House – so far.

© Nick Oza/The Republic Rep. Ruben Gallego, who contemplated a run for the U.S. Senate in 2020, campaigns for his one-time potential rival Mark Kelly at Tres Leches Cafe on May 30, 2019

Chavez Rodriguez, who Biden named as a top aide this week, is the granddaughter of the late farmworker leader César Chávez.  

Good for her. I bet she’ll do a fine job as the director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.

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She actually has Arizona ties through her grandfather, who was born in Arizona and died here in 1993. César Chávez’s legacy in the state includes the popular Spanish-language La Campesina radio station in Phoenix.

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Chavez Rodriguez’s new gig is a good start. But Biden should know that Latinos are expecting a lot more high-profile appointments and expect him to move swiftly on issues important to them.

The president-elect must strategically pick aides that truly reflect the country’s diverse Latino population, not just his loyalists.

Prominent Latinos floating around include New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, former HUD Secretary Julián Castro and, of course, firebrand U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

These Arizonans would be prime picks, too

Locally, several Latinos are ready to join the Biden administration at some capacity, though they haven’t said anything about it.  

U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, who just cruised through his re-election representing Congressional District 7, would bring a whole lot of smarts and youthfulness to the administration.

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Phoenix elections attorney Roy Herrera has what it takes to be U.S. attorney for Arizona. It’s an important post that could lead to other great things. That’s where Janet Napolitano kicked off her trajectory that propelled her to the Arizona governor’s office, Secretary of Homeland Security under Obama and University of California president.

Whoever is sending Arizona names to Biden’s team should also throw in state Rep. Raquel Terán and Tucson Mayor Regina Romero. Terán is a firebrand who brings a lot of energy and tons of followers to whatever she does. She represents the young, the restless, the go-get-what-you-want generation. Romero has become a star in Democratic circles with a moderate temperament.  

I’m sure there are plenty of other Arizona Latinas and Latinos ready to help Biden get the country out of the political mess.

Elvia Díaz is an editorial columnist for The Republic and azcentral. Reach her at 602-444-8606 or elvia.diaz@arizonarepublic.com. Follow her on Twitter, @elviadiaz1.

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