Mayor Claudia Frometa elected NALEO second vice president

DOWNEY – Downey Mayor Claudia M. Frometa has been elected second vice president of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO), the first time an elected official from the Southeast Los Angeles County region has been named to the position.

Frometa previously served as treasurer of NALEO, a non-partisan leadership organization of the nation’s more than 7,000 Latino elected and appointed officials.

“I’m humbled and honored to represent our city in this capacity,” said Frometa.

In addition to Frometa, NALEO’s executive board includes the Honorable E. Junior Maldonado (president), New York state senator Gustavo Rivera (first vice president), New Mexico Commission of Public Records member Brian Colon (secretary) and Coconino County treasurer Sarah Benatar (treasurer).