[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 168 (Friday, October 13, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E974]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING VICTOR JOSE SANCHEZ FOR HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

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                            HON. DARREN SOTO

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 13, 2023

  Mr. SOTO. Mr. Speaker Pro Tempore, Victor Jose Sanchez was born on 
July 24, 1974, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and moved to Florida in 2002. 
Victor has been married to his wife, Elizabeth, for 21 years and has an 
18-year-old daughter named Nicole. Victor has also worked for the 
United States Postal Service for 21 years. He is a member of the 
American Postal Worker Union and a steward, assistant clerk craft 
director, and Florida District 5 business agent.
  In 2009, Victor organized and opened the Central Florida Labor 
Council for Latin American Advancement Chapter along with others. 
Victor has been the president of the LCLAA since 2009. LCLAA was formed 
by a group of Latino/a trade unionists in 1973 and has become the 
leading advocacy group for Latino/a working rights in the country. 
LCLAA was born out of the need to educate, organize, and mobilize 
Latino/as in the labor movement, and has expanded its influence to 
organize 
Latino/as to impact workers' rights and the political process.
  Victor engages in voter education and registrations, get-out-the-vote 
campaigns, immigration, Latina equal pay efforts, environmental 
justice, labor rights, civic engagement, and civil rights. No matter 
the distance, he joins other unions, non-profit organizations, and 
union members in the fight for representation against large companies 
that exploit workers. Victor is committed to working with all 
independent sisters and brothers, trade unions, and others in Central 
Florida to improve the conditions of Latino workers and their families.
  As the president and delegate of the LCLAA, he worked relentlessly 
during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure Latino/a families received the 
protections and support they needed. Victor continues fighting for the 
rights of undocumented immigrants who are vital to our economic 
recovery and live in fear due to the outdated and inhumane immigration 
system.
  Victor continually mobilizes members and community partners to 
advocate for social and economic justice, and he strives daily to 
defeat oppression and assist in making communities better for all 
people regardless of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual 
orientation, or ethnic or national origin.

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