Mark-Viverito organizes Latinas for Clinton
New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito. AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews
New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito is helping launch a Latina-to-Latina phone-banking program for Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Mark-Viverito endorsed Clinton, the Democratic frontrunner for president, earlier this year.
She has since become a vocal supporter of the ex-secretary of state and an active surrogate on Latino issues.
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