Sanders Digital Media Director Héctor Sigala named in 40 Under 40: Latinos in American Politics [View all]

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Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to celebrate our ever-so important growing demographic in the United States for our worldwide achievements and contributions to American culture. Given the recent wave of anti-immigrant and anti-Latino sentiment that this election cycle has reignited, this year's list focuses on Latinos who are rising fast and showing what we can do. Selection for this list was done by a committee of peers -- some partisans; some not. Without further ado...here are 40 Latinos under 40 years old to watch in this upcoming election cycle. This new generation of political talent is listed here in alphabetical order by first name.
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18. Hector Sigala (Bernie Sanders): As the Digital Media Director for Bernie Sanders' Presidential Campaign, Hector has helped Bernie's online presence claim the top democratic page on Facebook and has gained recognition from national media outlets as the best social media of any candidate. Before becoming the Sander's campaign social media guru, Hector worked in Sanders' Senate office since 2012 where he concurrently served as the Congressional Hispanic Staff Association's Communications Director in 2013. Hector has been blazing a trail for his family and community since immigrating from Mexico at a young age and working his way through college before earning his Bachelors from George Washington University. He says that having experienced poverty and the immigrant struggle firsthand serves as his motivation for the work he does for Bernie Sanders.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josue-lopez-calderon/40-under-40-latinos-in-am_1_b_8168364.html

And also received a nice write-up in Univision:

Héctor Sigala, director de medios digitales de la campaña de Bernie Sanders

El latino que lidera la revolución en redes de Bernie Sanders

A sus 74 años, Bernie Sanders es el candidato de más edad de la campaña 2016, pero eso no le ha impedido convertirse en una estrella de las redes sociales.

Su hashtag de campaña #FeelTheBern y sus dos páginas oficiales en Facebook han contribuido a su capacidad para arrastrar multitudes en eventos de campaña por todo el país. Sanders es el candidato demócrata con más seguidores en Facebook, con 3,6 millones, por delante de Hillary Clinton, con 1,4 millones.

Detrás de este éxito del senador por Vermont se encuentra un joven latino de 26 años, el director de redes sociales de su campaña, Héctor Sigala.

¿Cuál es el secreto? Según él, el mérito es del candidato.

"No te puedo decir el secreto porque no lo hay", dice en conversación telefónica desde Washington, DC. "Hay una gran cantidad de entusiasmo alrededor del mensaje del senador", asegura y pasa a enumerar los principales temas de campaña de Sanders: acabar con la desigualdad de ingresos, expulsar los intereses económicos de la política, luchar contra el cambio climático, acabar con la discriminación...

http://noticias.univision.com/article/2476038/2015-09-24/estados-unidos/destino-2016/noticias-elecciones/el-latino-que-contribuye-a-la-revolucion-en-internet-de-bernie-sanders#