Why Contribute to the Carlos Del Toro for Delegate campaign? Because Carlos Del Toro is a passionate, positive, fire-in-the-belly Democrat who will bring common-sense representation to the voters of the 88th House District. Mr. Del Toro is gearing up to take on Del. Mark "Scorched Earth" Cole (R-Spotsylvania) in the Fall election.For those that missed my earlier post, here's Carlos' unbelievable "American Dream" story:
Born in Havana, Cuba. His dad was imprisoned by Fidel Castro, but got released long enough to get a 48-hour visa for the family to leave for the United States. After landing in Miami with just four suitcases and the clothes on their backs, the Del Toros settled in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City (think "West Side Story", only meaner and more rat-infested). Dad worked three jobs, and got the family moved to better digs in Queens, New York, where Carlos graduated from the New York City Public Schools. Carlos was chosen for admission to the U.S. Naval Academy where he graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering. Then, he embarked on a 20+ year career as a Naval Officer, highlighted by combat duty during Operation Desert Storm and his command of the U.S.S. Bulkeley, which was commissioned in New York Harbor after 9/11 (in sight of Ground Zero).During 1998-99, he was selected for a White House fellowship where he worked for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). That was the year the U.S. government yielded its first budget surplus in many years.
Commander Del Toro retired from the U.S. Navy, to be closer to family, and to start a very successful 8-person engineering firm. He, his wife Betty, and their four sons reside in North Stafford, Virginia.
Volunteers involved with the Del Toro campaign say that the website will be up very soon.
Carlos Del Toro is the REAL DEAL and his campaign needs ALL HANDS ON DECK to beat Del. Mark Cole in the General Election. Go to ActBlue and make your contribution today.
I worked on that 2005 campaign and know that without the help of active volunteers that it can't be done. You do have to have money for events, mailings, advertisements, salaries, etc. But when it comes down to insuring a winning Democratic turnout, it's up to the volunteers to be part of a GOTV effort early on in the campaign, identifying the Dems early, going after the Independents, and getting the candidate's name out to the public as much as you can.
Carlos del Toro is the candidate we've been dreaming of here in this part of Virginia....with a background reminiscent of Jim Webb's. I believe we could elect a candidate like Carlos to the House of Delegates. But we need your help. We were closer last time....let's win it this time!