Senator Marco Rubio is running for president. The Hispanic Republican is calling the White House race a “generational choice” and news headlines are trumpeting 5 surprising facts about his faith. But what do Hispanic Christian leaders think about his declaration? Samuel Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC)/Conela, says Rubio’s candidacy should be celebrated as a testimony of God-fearing, hard-working, family-loving, freedom-advancing Americans of Hispanic descent. “With two Americans of Latino heritage campaigning to occupy Pennsylvania Avenue, our nation continues to demonstrate that we stand defined not by the color of skin or ethnicity but by our commitment to life, our conviction to protect liberty and our unbridled courage to pursue happiness,” he says. “So help us God.”
