Actress and Latino rights advocate Eva Longoria said to Extra why Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who recently won the Democratic primary for the New Jersey Senate seat, has her backing.
"I think he's going to be a future President of the United States. I just believe in him so much and his stance on everything," the former "Desperate Housewives" actress said during an interview with Extra. "He's dynamic, and he's very personally involved in everything he does."
The actress also praised the way Booker's uses his Twitter account to attend to people's needs. "He puts his phone number on Twitter so people can call him directly if there's a pipeline broken," Longoria said. "The way he's accessible to his constituents is really mind-blowing," said the 38-year-old actress, who hosted the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's annual luncheon on Tuesday.
Booker will now face the Republican primary winner, Steve Lonegan, in the October 16 special election, in the race to succeed the late Senator Frank Lautenberg, the Huffington Post reported.
The Mexican-American star, who got a Master's degree in Chicano Studies from California State Universty Northridge (CSUN) in May, likes to be involved in politics. The Huffington Poste reported she publicly supported President Barack Obama by encouraging the Latino community to vote for him in the 2012 election. Longoria was co-chair for Obama's fundraising committee.
Last month, during a panel at the 2013 National Council La Raza (NCLR) in New Orleans, the actress discussed the importance of equal access to higher education for young Latinos in the U.S., including undocumented immigrants.
"The barriers have not changed in the last 30 or 40 years, and so we have to stop identifying them; we know what the barriers are, whether they be socio-economic status, immigration, language barriers, financial," the "Devious Maids" producer said at a forum titled "Beyond Immigration Reform: Education As A Catalyst For Integration."
Longoria also expressed her support for a comprehensive immigration reform, according to Fox News Latino. "We have to begin to see what it is that we're doing well, what it is that Latino men and women are doing to be able to navigate the (educational) system," said the actress, referring to students known as DREAMers.
On August 3, Longoria participated in the benefit Global Gift Celebrity Golf Tournament, that was held to raise money for The Eva Longoria Foundation and Fundación SOS.
During the event, Longoria said that to help people you don't have to be rich and famous, according to La Prensa.
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