Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra is headed to Orlando, Fla., where he will be a featured participant in a panel discussion Wednesday on the political and economic impact of the Hispanic community.
The session is part of the national convention of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs. The Puerto Rico-born mayor will be the highest ranking elected official on the panel entitled ‘Power of the Hispanic Market – Game changing impact.’
The invitation was extended by Yvonne Martin of Otis Elevator in Farmington, chair of NSHMBA’s national board.
The power of the Hispanic community in Connecticut was underscored Tuesday by new voter registration figures.
Secretary of the State Denise Merrill said Tuesday Hispanics now account for 9 percent of all registered voters in the state. She says 176,000 registered voters of Hispanic origin are on the rolls, 7,500 of whom signed up in the past eight months.
Communities with the highest numbers of registered Hispanic voters are: Bridgeport with more than 25,519; Hartford, with 24,911; Waterbury, 15,072; New Haven, 12,541; and New Britain, 10,139.
Among Hispanics, some 90,012 are registered as Democrats, while 71,488 are registered as unaffiliated voters, and 14,449 are registered Republicans.
