Vaquero Voice: Do you plan on voting in the upcoming 2024 election and what issues are most important to you?

“I do plan on voting. … To me, right now, it’s abortion rights, just because I think freedom to choose what happens to your own body is a really important thing.”

“I am not 100% sure if I’m gonna vote. I don’t really like either candidate too much right now. But in terms of the biggest issues, I think one that I personally resonate with is the environment, you know? I think it’s kinda bad right now.”

“Well, I do plan on voting. I haven’t really looked much into, you know, who’s up on the podium. But really, more or less, I’m looking to vote for someone who could be a very great leader within our community … because at the end, you know, it’s always best to have … someone who’s gonna have … the great moral, the character and someone who is gonna lead the community … the way it should be led.”

“I will be voting this year particularly because I don’t agree with certain law changes that have happened in the past. And hopefully … whatever new administration comes in can bring us more rights, especially towards women with reproductive freedom and stuff like that.”

–Compiled and photos by Hugo Sepúlveda and Venisha Colón