Sherrill Hosts COVID Roundtable With Hispanic Community Leaders

PARSIPPANY, NJ - US Representative Mikie Sherrill hosted a roundtable discussion with NJ-11 and statewide leaders about the health, economic, educational, and social impacts of COVID-19 on the Hispanic community, and the action that needs to be taken to bring coronavirus relief and systemic change to New Jersey.

“Discussions like this are critical in the effort to address the disproportionate impact COVID has had on particular communities. I am grateful for the opportunity to hear from this impressive group. They provided a broad range of perspectives from the Hispanic community," Sherrill said. "We will all need to continue to work together if we are going to address issues from the disparities in vaccine distribution to the systemic issues brought to light by this pandemic.”

Sherrill was joined by:

Senator Teresa Ruiz, LD-29, Senate President Pro Tempore
Luis De La Hoz, Chairman, Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey
David Silva, Pastor Centro Biblico of NJ & Morristown Councilmember
Cindy Matute-Brown, West Orange Council President
Rodolfo Rodriguez, Deputy Mayor West Orange, West Orange Hispanic Foundation
Xiomara Guevara, Executive Director, Morris County Organization for Hispanic Affairs
Dr. Rina Ramirez Alexander, Chief Medical Officer, Zufall Health
Lori Tarke, Assistant Professor, Saint Elizabeth University
Jose Aguilar, Chief Strategy Officer, Hoy Health
Diana Mejia, Health and Safety Coordinator, Wind of the Spirit

You can view the entire discussion here:

The 11th District includes the following municipalities:

Morris County - Boonton Town, Boonton Township, Butler, Chatham Borough, Chatham Township, Denville, East Hanover, Florham Park, Hanover, Harding, Jefferson, Kinnelon, Lincoln Park, Madison, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township, Montville, Morris Plains, Morris Township, Morristown Town, Mountain Lakes, Parsippany-Troy Hills, Pequannock, Randolph, Riverdale, Rockaway Borough, Rockaway Township and Victory Gardens

Essex County - Bloomfield (split with 10th), Caldwell, Cedar Grove, Essex Fells, Fairfield, Livingston, Montclair (split with 10th), North Caldwell, Nutley, Roseland, Verona, West Caldwell, West Orange (split with 10th)

Passaic County - Bloomingdale, Little Falls, North Haledon, Pompton Lakes, Totowa, Wanaque, Wayne and Woodland Park

Sussex County - Byram, Hopatcong, Ogdensburg, Sparta and Stanhope

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