Arlington County Board Member J. Walter Tejada is profiled in the Washington Post. "On Tuesday, Democrat Tejada handily won a seat on the County Board, beating longtime GOP activist Mike W. Clancy and becoming the first Latino elected to a governing body in Northern Virginia." The article quotes Arlington County Board member Chris Zimmerman saying that Tejada "has a broad understanding of what this community is about. He's taken on issues that other people wouldn't, and that's one of the key skills needed to be a County Board member."
In addition, the article states that "to many in Arlington's burgeoning Latino community, the Tejada story is an immigrant dream they know well." In addition, restaurateur Manfredo Mejia states, "When we think of Walter, we know he is somebody that has worked hard for our community, done a lot for us, whether it's a small business or working with community centers. We feel that he has lived what we have lived and can help us have our voices heard."
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