# Maria Teresa Kumar on Voto Latino & The Power of the Latino Vote

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Podcast: [Tamarindo](https://stenobird.com/podcast/tamarindo-547637)
Published: 2026-07-14T11:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode of the Tamarindo podcast, we welcome Maria Teresa Kumar, President and Co-Founder of Voto Latino, to discuss the critical importance of political engagement within the Latino community. She shares her personal "why" for co-founding Voto Latino, a civic organization dedicated to empowering young Latinos by registering them to vote and providing them with critical information to maximize their political power. MariaTeresa is an Emmy-nominated analyst, former advisor to President Obama, a member of the National Task Force on Election Crises, and a Carnegie Corporation of New York “Great American Immigrant”.

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