Chuck Rocha Explained

Chuck Rocha
Birth Place:Tyler, Texas, U.S.
Party:Democratic

Chuck Rocha is an American political consultant,[1] [2] Democratic Party strategist,[3] and former union organizer who is the president of Solidarity Strategies.[4] [5] In April 2020, the former Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign advisor founded the partisan super PAC Nuestro PAC to turn out Latinos in the 2020 general election.

Career

Chuck began his political career in East Texas at United Rubber Workers Local 746. By 22, he had become the youngest officer of the 1,200 person local. At 29, he was hired to be the youngest, first person of color and last rank-and-file national political director of the United Steelworkers of America. He is credited for building out one of the top national labor political departments in the country.[6]

In 2010, Rocha left the USW to create Solidarity Strategies, a full-service nonprofit and political consulting firm. Solidarity was built on the idea of diversity, inclusion and mentorship opportunities for the next generation of minority professionals. In 10 years, Solidarity has employed over 60 young people of color and has become one of the most successful minority-owned political consulting firms in the nation.

On July 30, 2013, Rocha pleaded guilty to the embezzlement of union funds. He was sentenced to two years of probation and was ordered to pay a fine of $2,000.[7]

Chuck has worked on several presidential, congressional and gubernatorial races, including both of Bernie Sanders' presidential campaigns.[8] [9]

Personal life

Rocha grew up in East Texas.[10] Rocha is Latino.[11]

Notes and References

  1. News: California Today: Latino Power Rising. Mike. McPhate. The New York Times. November 15, 2016.
  2. Web site: Report: Democratic Consultant Spending Falls Short On Diversity. NBC News. 25 June 2014 .
  3. Web site: Democratic candidates tackle paid family leave during fifth debate. Megan. Henney. November 21, 2019. FOXBusiness.
  4. Web site: A new group will push campaigns to hire more diverse political consultants. NBC News. 18 July 2017 .
  5. Web site: New National Association to Focus On Connecting Minority-Owned Firms. www.campaignsandelections.com. 20 July 2017.
  6. Web site: Chuck Rocha – Netroots Nation. 2020-11-17. en-US.
  7. Web site: Mahoney. Brian. Sanders adviser was convicted of union embezzling. 2020-11-17. POLITICO. February 2016 . en.
  8. Web site: Narea. Nicole. 2020-09-09. "The Latino vote is not being taken seriously": Ex-Bernie Sanders adviser sounds an alarm. 2020-11-17. Vox. en.
  9. News: 2020-09-11. Opinion How to Win the Latino Vote. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-11-17. 0362-4331.
  10. Web site: 20 August 2020. Chuck Rocha reveals secrets to winning Latino voters in 'Tío Bernie' Sanders book. 2020-12-11. NBC News. en. The book, too, is Rocha’s personal story of how a “red neck farm boy from East Texas” who largely grew up without his father went from a goal in his 20s of landing a job that would provide health care for his son to becoming a union activist to having a felony in his record over what he describes as a $485 expense account mistake..
  11. Web site: Mahoney. Brian. February 2016. Sanders adviser was convicted of union embezzling. 2020-12-11. POLITICO. en. Rocha was the only Latino political director in the union movement when he took the position with the Steelworkers, according to his online biography..

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