Hilda E. Santiago

We are having fundraising efforts across the state to help Puerto Rico in the aftermath of the recent Hurricanes. Please stop by and help if you can.

I want to thank UConn’s Puerto Rican and Latin@s Studies Project for inviting the Latino legislators to a legislative panel discussion celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month.

I was happy to join my colleague, Bobby Sanchez and others at New Britain’s Puerto Rican Social & Cultural Festival to help raise funds for our Puerto Rican brothers and sisters who were hit by Hurricane Irma.

Now is the time to start thinking about applying for heating assistance. We are only a month or so away from cold weather. If you are eligible for home heating assistance, this program is here to help you and your family stay warm.

I was honored to join my some of my colleagues and members of the legislature’s Black and Puerto Rican Caucus (BPRC), several community activists, clergy members, and state and local officials, at a Peace & Unity Rally speaking against hateful and bigoted speech that has become more and more concerning during the last few weeks.

Proud to stand with my colleagues, advocates, families and others at the State Capitol for a rally in support of care providers for the state Department of Developmental Services. The critical services providers offer to our special needs constituents is extraordinary and I will continue to fight for the protection of their state funding.

I am pleased that after years of hard work, the much anticipated Borinqueneers Memorial is getting off the ground. I was proud to join my New Britain colleagues and several others for the groundbreaking ceremony. The 65th Infantry Puerto Rican regiment of the United States Army, known as the Borinqueneers, served in combat roles including World War I, World War II, and the Korean War, and has distinguished itself many times over the years.

I joined state and local officials for the groundbreaking ceremony of Meriden Commons.