Next Tuesday, voters in Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont will play an important role in deciding who will be the next Democratic candidate for President. There are 370 delegates up for grabs with Texas and Ohio alone accounting for 334 delegates. We are in the final stretch and need all hands on deck to continue Senator Obama's impressive winning streak and march one step closer to the nomination.

An important reason why Senator Obama has been so successful recently has been the support of our Latino community. His rise among Latinos reflects the effectiveness of all your hard work in reaching out to the Latino community.

For the final stretch in Texas and Ohio, the campaign needs you immediately! There is a particular need for Spanish speakers to call into Texas and for people on the ground in both states. Please find more information below on these and other opportunities:
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TEXAS

1) Travel to Texas to Volunteer with Latino Outreach Efforts: If you can make the trip to Texas this weekend, please contact the following people who are coordinating Latino GOTV efforts in the Rio Grande Valley and Houston areas:

Rio Grande Valley: Mario Bonifacio, mbonifacio@barackobama.com, and his cellular numbers are: (309) 360-0115 and (303) 927-8253.

Houston: Thomas Servello at thomasservello@gmail.com (Latino outreach in Houston)


2) Make calls in Spanish to Latino voters in Texas: The campaign has launched its online phonebanking utility in Spanish to call Spanish speaking households in Texas. To begin making calls from home, go to:

http://my.barackobama.com/page/contact/splash/calltxspanish

OHIO

1) Latino Outreach in Columbus: If you are interested in traveling to Ohio to collaborate with the campaign's Latino outreach efforts Columbus, please contact Sarah Detzner, Constituency outreach Coordinator for Ohio, at (630) 864-8667.

2) Latino Outreach in Cleveland and Lorain Areas: We have received word from the campaign that there is a need for Latino outreach volunteers in the Cleveland and Loraine areas. There is a particularly large Puerto Rican community in these areas so if you are interested in traveling to Cleveland or Lorain, please contact Ohio Latino Outreach Director Joan Kato at jkato@barackobama.com

3) Make calls to Ohio voters: You can get started right away by making calls to Ohio voters from the comfort of your own home by visiting the following website:

http://my.barackobama.com/page/contact/splash/calloh

For any Latino outreach specific inquiries in the Buckeye state, please contact Ohio Latino Outreach Director Joan Kato at jkato@barackobama.com.