Leslie Sanchez
Leslie Sanchez | |
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White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans | |
In office May 29, 2001 – June 25, 2003 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Sarita E. Brown |
Succeeded by | Adam Chavarria |
Personal details | |
Born | 1971[1] Corpus Christi, Texas |
Political party | Republican |
Leslie Sanchez (born 1971, Corpus Christi, TX) is an American author,
Early life
Sanchez was born in Corpus Christi, Texas and is a third-generation Mexican-American. Sanchez's grandfather came to the United States from Mexico in the early 20th century.[2] Sanchez's parents separated at age 15 and she moved with her mother to an apartment in Sugar Land, a suburb in the Houston metropolitan area. Sanchez took a job during high school to assist her family with finances.[3][4]
After high school, Sanchez sold Collier's encyclopedias door to door. In four years, she worked in 1,000 counties in 23 states.[3] Sanchez was salesperson, eventually advancing to Field Manager and earned money to assist in supporting her family and earning for her college tuition.[4] Sanchez attended George Washington University, graduating in 1997 with a degree in Journalism.
In 2002, Sanchez obtained a
Political work
Sanchez's political work began in the 1990s. While a student at GWU, she volunteered in several campaigns and acquired experience in this field. During this time, Sanchez went to work in the office of Rep. Henry Bonilla, R-TX, as a legislative assistant on appropriations. Sanchez worked on border issues and immigration legislation. After college, Sanchez held several public relations and marketing positions in the Capitol and worked with the staff of House Speaker Dennis Hastert.[3][5]
In 1999, Sanchez became a deputy press secretary for the
Additionally, Sanchez helped create a multimillion-dollar RNC marketing campaign aimed toward the Hispanic market in key states during the 2000 election cycle. This program was cited as contributing to Bush receiving 37 percent of the Hispanic vote. This was the highest percentage of Latino vote for a Republican presidential candidate as of that time.
On May 29, 2001, President
Also in 2001, Sanchez was named one of the "100 Most Influential Hispanics" by Hispanic Business and was selected for the 4th Annual Young Hispanic Leaders Program where she earned a diploma at the
On June 25, 2003, Sanchez resigned her White House Initiative position to form her own consulting firm, Impacto Group, LLC, the "first Republican political strategy and research group aimed solely at the U.S. Hispanic marketplace." Pollster Tarrance joined her as head of research and development for Impacto Strategies, a division of the Group, and chairman of its board of advisors.[8] Impacto also deals with social and economic issues related to women.[6]
Consultant and commentator
Leslie Sanchez | |
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Born | 1971 Corpus Christi, Texas, United States |
Education | BA George Washington University
MBA political commentator |
Website | Leslie Sanchez, Impacto Group, LLC |
At Impacto, Sanchez attained multiple clients, including
Sanchez mainly operates as a consultant and also on television as a political commentator. Since founding Impacto, she has made appearances on political shows including
, and Univision.Sanchez has worked for several election-related projects. In 2004 and 2006, she worked for the
Sanchez has written multiple editorials, opinion pieces, and other articles for various publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and U.S. News & World Report. Sanchez is credited with authoring two book. Her first, Los Republicanos: Why Republicans and Hispanics Need Each Other, was published in 2007. In it, Sanchez makes the argument that since most Hispanics share core beliefs with the Republican Party (GOP) and represent the fastest growing minority, they should garner more attention. One reviewer described the book as "a proto-type analysis that can be applied to other minority groups in America."[16][17] Sanchez's second book, You've Come a Long Way, Maybe: Michelle, Sarah, Hillary and the Shaping of the New American Woman, was released in October 2009 by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of
Sanchez has been observed as critical of what she perceives as the GOP's patronizing attempts in courting Hispanics since the 2008 elections. Calling the immigration debate, "
The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
In 2005, Sanchez was one of 16 candidates on The Apprentice: Martha Stewart.[21] Already considered a "Latina Martha Stewart" by close associates, she had been encouraged to try out as soon as the show's existence had become known.[7] Sanchez finally relented when she was invited to audition by the GWU Alumni Association. She lasted for 10 of 13 weeks in the competition before finally being ejected.
Despite what some have considered a particularly severe dismissal (Stewart told her that she would rather hire the "doer rather than the talker"), Sanchez preferred in a later interview to focus on Stewart's complimentary remarks regarding her marketing and communication skills. Her appearance on The Apprentice apparently boosted Sanchez's business as well as her fan following.[4]
Miscellany
Among her many activities and honors, past and present, are the following:
- Co-director of the Congressional Border Caucus
- Member, U.S.-Spain Council for the Young Hispanic Leaders Program
- Ex-officio member of the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status
- Hispanic Business magazine's "100 Most Influential Hispanics"
- Member, Women's Business Enterprise National Council
- Board of Directors, Providence Health Foundation
- Johns Hopkins Alumni Association
- The George Washington University Alumni Association
- Visiting Fellow, Independent Women's Forum
- Texas Federation of Republican Women
- Latin Chamber of Commerce
- Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce
- American Cancer Society Relay for Life[6]
See also
References
- ^ "About Leslie: Strategist," Leslie Sanchez.com. Accessed on October 4, 2009.
- ^ "Speaker Biographies: Seventh Annual National Hispanic Medical Association Conference,"[permanent dead link] Kaisernetwork.org (March 21, 2003): 8–9.
- ^ a b c d e "On Board with Leslie Sanchez," PODER (July/August 2006): 78–79.
- ^ a b c d Lew Diuguid, "Leslie Sanchez, SPSBE '02 (MBA): Taking a Chance, Martha-Style," Johns Hopkins Magazine (February 2006).
- ^ a b c d US Department of Education, "Paige Names Directors Of Two White House Initiatives: Leadership Of Faith-Based And Community And Hispanic Education Initiatives Offices," (press release) ED.gov (May 29, 2001).
- ^ a b c d About Leslie (Biography), LeslieSanchez.com. Accessed on June 29, 2009.
- ^ a b c Bree Hocking, "From Republican Insider to Martha Stewart Confidant?" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Roll Call (September 13, 2005). Via LeslieSanchez.com.
- ^ a b c "Bush Hispanic Communications Pro Opens Own Company;...," U.S. Newswire (June 25, 2003).
- ^ Ralph Z. Hallow, "Bush aide at RNC meeting to map re-election strategy," The Washington Times (January 18, 2001).
- ^ "Leadership of Faith-Based and Community and Hispanic Initiative Offices Announced," U.S. Newswire (May 29, 2001).
- ^ Teresa Talerico, "The 100 Most Influential Hispanics," Archived October 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Hispanic Business (October 2001).
- ^ "Most Influential Hispanics, 2001: Leslie Sanchez'" Archived April 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Hispanic Business (2001). Accessed on June 29, 2009.
- ^ White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans, "Leslie Sanchez, Executive Director...," Who We Are (archived). Accessed on August 18, 2009.
- ^ "CNN Earns Prestigious Peabody Award for Political Coverage" (press release), Time Warner (April 1, 2009).
- ^ Public Broadcasting System, "Interviewees," Latinos 08, produced and directed by Phillip Rodriguez (2008). Accessed on June 29, 2009.
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- ^ Grace Vuoto, "Hispanics and the GOP; Mutual interests abound," Washington Times (November 9, 2007).
- ^ Ruth Marcus, "The GOP Walks a Border Tightrope," Washington Post (March 29, 2006).
- ^ Leslie Sanchez, "Virginia's Message to the GOP," Washington Post (November 19, 2005).
- ^ Leslie Sanchez, "Commentary: Republicans, don't patronize Hispanics," CNN.com (January 29, 2009).
- ^ Steve Rogers, "NBC reveals the identities of its 'The Apprentice: Martha Stewart' contestants," Reality TV World.com August 19, 2005.