Bid to help Latinos win more seats misses mark, critics say
Associated PressHARRISBURG, Pa. — An effort to reflect the rapid growth of Pennsylvania’s Hispanic population in newly drawn districts for the state’s predominantly white state Legislature is drawing criticism that it didn’t exactly accomplish that mission. However, Martinez, who owns Spanish-language radio stations in markets across eastern Pennsylvania, said the commission instead created more districts that favor minority candidates generally, but not necessarily Latino candidates. It also splinters a corridor connecting fast-growing Latino communities through cities including Easton, Bethlehem, Allentown and Reading — the Route 222 corridor — so that it can provide a safer district for Allentown’s current senator, Republican Pat Browne, Kuniholm said. The commission’s proposed Senate map, however, split that community four ways among four incumbents, Kuniholm said.
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