With images of his work in several California counties, covering Nicaragua and Ukraine, aboard an Air Force plane, floating in zero gravity and interviewing politicians, it’s like Senate hopeful Christina Pascucci introduces herself to Latino voters in Spanish-language ad.
Pascucci is a Democrat who defines herself as “independent” and formally launched her campaign in mid-September to try to win the seat left when Senator Dianne Feinstein diedwhom Pascucci even interviewed, as one of the images shared in the announcement shows.
“I have been involved in thousands of important news stories and have interviewed dozens of politicians and what I have come to know is that our politicians are not helping to make the American Dream available to everyone and there is no plan to do so,” she criticizes. Pascucci in the spot that will be officially launched this Wednesday, but was previewed exclusively to this newspaper.
Pascucci shares personal moments in the ad, such as her wedding day and ultrasound images of her first baby, her main reason for competing in the 2024 election.
“Now that I am a future mother, I want my daughter to grow up in a state where everyone can live to their full potential,” she said.
Pascucci was a journalist for more than 15 years at KTLA-TV and Fox 11 and, as she announced in a previous interview, her work led her to cover various coverages and witness people’s needs and concerns.
The ad in Spanish shows the candidate covering events in several cities and counties in California, such as Calimesa, Orange, Eagle Rock, Santa Monica and downtown Los Angeles, where she was in protests by people who complained about the high economic cost to cover basic needs.
“I am in this campaign, because I believe that we, here in California, deserve politicians bigger than the parties, politicians who put people above politics,” he considered.
In addition to Feinstein, Pascuccci interviewed other politicians, such as the state governor, Gavin Newsombut the ad has a peculiarity: it shows people of different ethnicities and races who shared their stories and experiences with the candidate when she was a journalist.
“This election will be a decision between how it has been and how it can be,” Pascucci says. “We fight for a better California.”
Pascucci was born in California, the daughter of a German immigrant. Her connection with the Hispanic or Latino population is close, due to her personal and professional history. She speaks Spanish, although she sometimes finds it difficult to string together sentences, but it is clear that she is making an effort and she achieves her goal.
In a previous interview with this newspaper, Pascucci stated that politicians end up ignoring voters.
“At least this is what Latino voters have told me, this is how they feel, this is what they tell me, that elected officials arrive just before it’s time to vote, and then the rest of the year, they feel ignored by them,” adds Pascucci. “I am someone who has been in their communities [las latinas], because I care, not because I’m running for office, you know, this has been my 15-year record. So I will continue to have a presence for them.”
Pascucci faces extensive primary competition, including Reps. Barbara Lee, Adam Schiff and Katie Porter, after Laphonza Butler declined to compete after being appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to finish Sen. Feinstein’s term.
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