

Meet Your Portuguese-American Elected Officials in California: Gary Soiseth
Mayor Gary Soiseth was elected to serve a four-year term as the 22nd Mayor of Turlock on November 4, 2014. In addition to being a...


Meet Your Portuguese-American Elected Officials in California: Craig Pedersen
Supervisor Craig Pedersen has Kings County most of his life. He was born in Reno Nevada to parents Robert and Mardell Pedersen while his...


Meet Your Portuguese-American Elected Officials in California: Jimmy Dutra
Jimmy Dutra, 38, was born and raised in Watsonville, where he attended Salesian Sisters, E.A. Hall Middle School and graduated...

California Portuguese-American Coalition 2nd annual Summit
The Second annual Portuguese-American Leadership Summit organized by the California Portuguese-American Coalition and sponsored by FLAD...

Meet Your Portuguese-American Elected Officials in California: Laura Bettencourt
Laura Bettencourt has been an Antelope Valley resident since 1985. She was elected to her first term for City Council on May 19, 2009...

Meet Your Portuguese-American Elected Officials in California: Luis Freitas
Luís Freitas was born on the island of Flores in the Azores (Portugal) on September 5, 1953. He has been married to Maria Fatima...

Meet Your Portuguese-American Elected Officials in California: David Macedo
Tulare City Council District 4 Public Service: First elected to Tulare City Council in November 1998, and reelected in November 2002....


WELCOME TO CPAC!
As a non-profit organization, our mission is to unite Portuguese-American elected officials and civic leaders in order to facilitate...