Dr. Patricia Campos-Medina, president of Latina Civic Action, joins NJBallot interviewer Jacob Flores for an in-depth conversation about her personal journey, Latina political representation, grassroots organizing, her 2024 U.S. Senate campaign, economic opportunity and the future of Latina leadership in New Jersey. In this interview, Dr. Campos-Medina discusses: • How family separation and immigration shaped her path into public life • The work of Latina Civic Action, Latina Civic Foundation and Latina Civic PAC • Immigration enforcement and policies affecting immigrant families • Political gatekeeping and lessons from her statewide campaign • Whether Latina Civic PAC could support Republican or third-party Latina candidates • Affordability, wages, housing, healthcare, artificial intelligence and the future of work • Building a stronger pipeline of Latina candidates and public leaders CHAPTERS 00:00 Her journey into politics 02:49 Why Latina Civic was created 04:08 Building Latina political representation 09:15 Immigration advocacy and ICE enforcement 11:50 Working with New Jersey leaders 16:41 Could Latina Civic PAC endorse a Republican? 21:45 Her 2024 U.S. Senate campaign and political gatekeeping 31:23 Would she run for office again? 32:23 Affordability, wages and housing 37:37 AI, jobs and New Jersey’s economy 41:07 Latina Civic PAC endorsements 42:26 Where to follow her work Watch more NJBallot interviews and read the accompanying summaries: https://njballot.com/interviews Subscribe to NJBallot: https://www.youtube.com/@njballot Learn more about Dr. Patricia Campos-Medina: https://patriciacamposmedina.com/ Latina Civic PAC: https://latinacivicpac.com/ Guest viewpoints are their own. Inclusion does not constitute an NJBallot endorsement. #NJPolitics #LatinaLeadership #NJBallot