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New York City<\/strong><\/em> \u2013\u00a0In a triumph for the Dominican-American community, Dominicanos USA (DUSA) blew past its goal and announced\u00a0it had registered more than 100,000 Dominican-Americans in New York and Rhode Island in their first year\u00a0of\u00a0voter registration\u00a0efforts as part of their \u201cRoad to 100k\u201d campaign. \u201cIt puts our community on the political map in a huge way, it\u2019s a home run\u201d said Natalia Rosa, DUSA Rhode Island State Director. \u201cThis is a remarkable milestone for Dominicanos USA,\u201d said Rhode Island Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea. \u201cI applaud their efforts to engage more Rhode Islanders in the civic process.\u201d<\/p>\n Onida Coward Mayers, Director of Voter Assistance at the NYC Campaign Finance Board and supporter of DUSA\u2019s efforts, echoed sentiments saying \u201cthis community-driven, cutting-edge campaign to mobilize citizens serves as a model to empower all underrepresented groups throughout our country to register and vote.\u201d<\/p>\n This news caps DUSA\u2019s successful inaugural year as\u00a0the\u00a0nation\u2019s first and only\u00a0voter registration, mobilization, and education organization geared towards Dominican-American voters. \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled with this momentous achievement on behalf of the Dominican-American community and all our community partners who helped make this a reality. A special thank you to all of you\u201d remarked Eddie Cuesta, DUSA\u2019s New York State Director.<\/p>\n “DUSA is answering\u00a0this call to elevate the voice of Dominicans and we recognize\u00a0that the work does not end with voter registration alone.\u00a0 We look forward to helping Dominican-Americans become the architects of their own futures and that of their families in this great country” said Manuel Matos, attorney, community leader, and DUSA board member who serves as the group\u2019s spokesperson.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s incredible, the success of what Dominicanos USA has done as a leader in the Latino community in such a short time, utilizing the first ever Dominican voter model,\u201d said Manuel Matos, attorney, community leader, and DUSA board member who serves as the group\u2019s spokesperson. \u201cDUSA is answering\u00a0this call to elevate the voice of Dominicans and we recognize\u00a0that the work does not end with voter registration alone.\u00a0 We look forward to helping Dominican-Americans become the architects of their own futures and that of their families in this great country.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ###<\/p>\n About Dominicanos USA: Dominicanos USA is a 501C-3 non-profit and nonpartisan organization that seeks to empower, educate and mobilize Dominican American voters. We are the first ever Dominican-American Voter model to yield more than 75,000 registered voters in America<\/p>\n [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”8″ gal_title=”100k Press Release”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" New York City \u2013\u00a0In a triumph for the Dominican-American community, Dominicanos USA (DUSA) blew past its goal and announced\u00a0it had registered more than 100,000 Dominican-Americans in New York and Rhode Island in their first year\u00a0of\u00a0voter registration\u00a0efforts as part of their \u201cRoad to 100k\u201d campaign. \u201cIt puts our community on the political map in a huge […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[74,32,53],"tags":[76,137],"class_list":["post-18743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news","category-news","category-noticias","tag-100k","tag-fun-facts"],"yoast_head":"\n