NATIONAL LATINO LEADER? THE JOB IS OPEN

By Miryam Hernandez

Candidates for Hispanic Leader Sonia Sotomayor, appointed last year to

the U.S. Supreme Court U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) of Chicago Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Jorge Ramos, an anchor on Noticiero

Univision, the national evening news program on the Spanish-language television network Univision

Reasons why survey shows Hispanics do not have a leader: Hispanics are unaware of political issues Since the death of Cesar Chavez, current

potential Hispanic leaders fear retaliation by other groups.

There is a lack of Hispanic political members.

Hispanics lack education.