State Representative Ortiz-Velez, a Democrat was intentionally left out from co-authoring the Hispanic Heritage Month resolution by the majority of fellow Democratic Latino Legislative Caucus members.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
August 14, 2025
Madison, Wisconsin - On Wednesday, Wisconsin State Representative Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D-Milw) confirmed that she received an email by Wisconsin State Assembly Representative Priscilla Prado (D-Milw) regarding a Joint Resolution for Hispanic Heritage Month; LRB 2740/1 – relating to: recognizing and proclaiming September 15 to October 15, 2025, as Hispanic Heritage Month in Wisconsin, which failed to include Rep. Ortiz-Velez. Rep. Ortiz-Velez told Hispanic News Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) that the Wisconsin Latino Democrat Assembly Legislative Caucus had promised to include her as a co-author of the resolution, but the majority of the Latino Dem Caucus later decided to exclude her from the resolution prompting Ortiz-Velez to condemn their actions, especially Rep. Prado who is spear heading the joint resolution.
The members of the Latino Dem Caucus in the State Assembly are Representatives Priscilla A. Prado, Amaad Rivera-Wagner, Vincent Miresse, and Angelina Cruz.
Rep. Prado was primarily elected to office with the help and support of Rep. Ortiz-Velez, and now Prado seems to have left Ortiz-Velez out of the resolution as a co-author.
On early Thursday, Rep. Ortiz-Velez released the following statement to HNNUSA, which also included both the entire State Assembly representatives and the State Senate members. Rep. Ortiz-Velez wrote, "I'm shocked and disappointed I was not included after I was promised I would be. And I represent the only majority minority Latino district in the state of Wisconsin. By excluding me, it's not only an insult to me, but my entire district, and I will not tolerate being silenced!"
Rep. Ortiz-Velez confirmed that she is working to introduce her own Hispanic Heritage Month resolution.
Editor's note: Hispanic News Network U.S.A. learned that Rep. Priscilla Prado has failed to file her campaign financial statements for the last two terms (January and July 2025) of reporting, according to the Wisconsin Campaign Finance System. Link: https://campaignfinance.wi.gov/browse-data/reports?searchTerm=Prado
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