With a career in finance and business management Chairman Lucero set an immediate goal of growing the financial network and membership reach of the organization. In just 7 months as the National Chairman, Mr. Lucero and the National team have grown the financial side of the organization in a way that will allow the RNHA National team to expand in other states not yet affiliated to RNHA. The National team has worked diligently and in less than one year opened 4 new state chapters bringing the organization into 27 States, and 75 counties across the country. "Not only is RNHA focused on winning the election, RNHA is focused on helping people live the American Dream" said RNHA National Chairman Lucero at a recent Press and Media event held in Albuquerque, NM. The RNHA is now setting up classes in many states to teach legal immigrants the process of citizenship, how to start business and ways that they can get involved in their communities. Mission The mission of the RNHA is to increase Hispanic-Americans participation in electoral politics at all levels as well as boost Hispanic-Americans membership in the Republican Party. Furthermore, the RNHA seeks to promote the philosophy and political ideology of the Party within the Hispanic-American community. Finally, the RNHA desires to create and sustain an association of Hispanic-Americans Republican leaders. To that end, a series of objectives- as posted on their official web site- were formulated: Objectives To promote the core principles and values of Republicanism throughout the Hispanic-American community in the United States To develop and maintain a strong, effective and informed Republican Hispanic-American constituency throughout the country. To recruit and encourage qualified, registered Republicans who support the Hispanic community to seek office at all levels of government. To ensure candidates who represent the true values of Republicanism are elected to office and continue to represent those values. To adopt resolutions and policy positions on local, state and national issues and to seek to implement these resolutions and policy positions through networks of the Republican Party and other appropriate means. To promote and encourage civic participation To insure the participation of citizens of Hispanic heritage in the American political process and in all levels of the Republican Party. Past Chairs 1967-1978 Benjamin Fernandez 1978-1983 Fernando Oaxaca 1983-1985 Dr. Tirso del Junco 1985-1987 Fernando C. de Baca 1987-1989 Catalina Vásquez Villalpando (resigned to assume the post of U.S.