Wednesday, December 18, 2024

LULAC - The Creation of the LULAC Adelante PAC - Part 3

 The Editor: Below you will find the Zoom meeting of the National LULAC Board held on August 5, 2024, the follow-up meeting to the meeting held on August 1, 2024, meeting to create the LULAC Adelante PAC.

LNO Board Virtual Meeting

August 5, 2024,     6:30 PM

Minutes

Members Present:

National President Roman Palomares

SD for Texas Gabriel Rosales

Treasurer Summer Gonzales

SD for Florida Asia Clermont

VP for the Northeast Ramery De Luna

SD for Illinois Cecila Garcia

VP for the Northwest Euler Torres

SDD for New Mexico Fred Baca

VP for the Midwest Emma Lozano

SD for Nevada Malu Elizondo

VP for the Southeast Mari Corugedo

SD for Arizona Maria De La Luz D. Duran

VP for the Southwest Ray Mancera

SD for Puerto Rico Carlos Fajardo

VP for the Far West Jose Barrera

SD for New York Sylvia Mata Gonzales

VP for the Elderly Ana Valenzuela

SD for California Jacob Sandoval

VP for Women Lupe Torres

SD for Massachusetts Grace Garcia

VP for Young Adults Elida Martinez

SD for Utah Belia Paz

VP for the Youth Ana Coca

Former President Hector Flores

James Fukuda-New Jersey

Christopher Espinoza, New York

CEO Juan Proano

Eric Cedillo, Legal Advisor

Gloria Leal, General Counsel

 

Meeting was called to order by President Palomares at 6:34 PM.

National Secretary Gloria Suarez-Sasser called the roll, and a quorum was established.

Chairman’s Report:  President Palomares reported that Leonard Gonzales, Chief of Staff, Juan Proano, CEO and himself have worked on the structure of the PAC as directed by the board at the August 1, 2024, Board meeting. He has talked with the attorneys about the structure of the board.  We need to do this as quickly as we can. 

He introduced Juan Proano, CEO, who discussed the process the committee took to form the structure of the PAC.  Mr. Proano also shared three handouts that included a memo from President Palomares, structure of LULAC and LULAC Adelante,

He stated that the committee had been working with the law firm Sandler Rieff, they are known as one of the best law firms in this field.  Sandler Rieff was the law firm that worked with Unidos to establish their PAC. He stated that Joe Sandler suggested starting with a nine-member board.  Mr. Proano presented the recommendation from the attorneys.


1.      Diversity on the PAC board structure: In LULAC we have a 501c3 and 501c4 and the PAC Board should not have more than a 33% overlap on the board.

2.      There should be a firewall between the 501c3 and the Super PAC.  There should be no information going from the 501c3 to the PAC or from the Super PAC to 501c3.

3.      The Super Pac should not consist of more than 25 % from the 501c3, 25% from the 501c4 and 50% from the non-board members.

Vice President Ray Mancera, VP for the Southwest, asked what the recommendations were.

Mr. Proano stated that the recommendation was 9 board members, but that it is hard to have 9.5 members on board.

President Palomares stated that he had been looking over this and had concluded that 10 members would be needed. The composition would look like this:

3 members from 501c3

2 from 501c4 and

5 from the LULAC membership who are not board members.

The board is recommending that the PAC board comprise of the following                    

 Domingo  Garcia, Chair, 501c3                  

James Fukuda, Treasurer, non c3 or c4 LULAC member

Gloria Leal, Secretary, non c3 or c4 LULAC member

Jose Barrera, 501c3

Mari Corugedo, 501c3

Elida Martinez, 501c4

Lupe Torres, 501c4

 Manuel Medina, non 501c3 or 501oc4 LULAC member

Victoria Neave, non 5501c3 or 501c4 LULAC member

Juan Lopez, non 501c3 or 501c4 LULAC member

Vice President Ramery De Luna, VP for the Northeast, questioned why Immediate Past President Domingo Garcia was appointed Chair as he has not attended one meeting.

President Palomares stated that President Domingo Garcia is currently out of the country

will be returning this week by Wednesday.                                

 

Action: VP Ray Mancera, VP of the Southwest, moved, and VP Ana Valenzuela, VP for

Elderly seconded to accept the board recommendations as presented.  

 

President Palomares called for discussion.


Juan Proano stated that the PAC board was 50% women and 50 % men.


SD Fred Baca asked what would happen in case of a tie. President Palomares stated that

The chair votes only in the case of a tie. SD Gabriel Rosales, SD Texas, stated this was a great group of people.

 

VP De Luna, questioned why there were no New Yorkers or Puerto Ricans on the

committee, stating each was among the largest in the country. 

 

President Roman Palomares responded that on the committee the Vice President of

for the Southeast, Mari Corugedo, represents Puerto Rico.

 

VP De Luna asked how many from Texas.  President Roman Palomares stated that 5

were from Texas.  Summer Gonzales, Treasurer, stated that Texas has the largest

membership in the country about 60% of the membership is from Texas. 

 

VP De Luna stated you have no one from New York, and will Texas be able to provide 60%

funding for the PAC. And what about Juan Lopez, we have not seen him in eight years. 

 

President Palomares responded that Mr. Lopez was a member in good standing and is an Active

member and had just retired. He also reminded the board that Mr. Fukuda is from New Jersey-New 

York area which is In the Northeast. 

 

SD Rosales stated that he supports Mr. Lopez.


VP Valenzuela called for the question.


The motion made is:


Action: VP Ray Mancera, VP of the Southwest, moved, and VP Ana Valenzuela, VP for

the Elderly seconded to accept the board recommendations as presented.  Motion carried

with 21 votes for and 1 vote opposing.

 

President Palomares stated that the PAC committee would be meeting soon. Mr. Garcia 

Is currently out of the country and will be returning on Wednesday.  You have a good group

of people here and the paperwork will be filed soon. 

 

Action: VP Mancera moved, and VP Ana Valenzuela seconded to adjourned. 

Motion carried.


The meeting adjourned at 7:01 CT.


Respectfully submitted by,

Gloria Suarez-Sasser, National Secretary

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