2. Candidates for Hispanic Leader Sonia Sotomayor, appointed last year to the U.S. Supreme Court U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) of Chicago Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Jorge Ramos, an anchor on Noticiero Univision, the national evening news program on the Spanish-language television network Univision
3. Reasons why survey shows Hispanics do not have a leader: Hispanics are unaware of political issues Since the death of Cesar Chavez, current potential Hispanic leaders fear retaliation by other groups. There is a lack of Hispanic political members. Hispanics lack education.