Further signaling her focus on the general election against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton has tapped on Cristóbal J. Alex as her campaign's deputy director of voter outreach and mobilization.

An Appointment During "Incredible Urgency" 

Alex, who serves as president of the Latino Victory Project, an organization co-founded by Eva Longoria and Henry R. Muñoz III, that aims to politically engage Latinos, will temporarily vacate the position to campaign for Clinton. Alex, with the Latino Victory Fund, has been campaigning for Clinton for several months.

In a statement from the Latino Victory Project, Alex's appointment in Clinton's presidential campaign comes "a time of incredible urgency and danger for our community," and he will develop strategies and programs to energize, mobilize and engage communities that will be critical in winning the general election.

On Monday morning, Leopoldo Martinez, board chair for the Latino Victory Project, said the organization is excited for Alex's work to elect Clinton as the next U.S. president, and acknowledged the former secretary of state as "the most qualified candidate who will stand by our community" -- referring to the Latino community.

"Cristóbal's hire speaks to the incredible work that Latino Victory has done, and we look forward to continue to fight to empower Latinos and elect candidates who will represent the best interest of our community across the country," said Martinez. "Our staff will continue to grow this organization, fight hate, and build Latino political power in elected positions across the country, and in the ballot box in November."

With Alex temporarily absent from the Latino Victory Project, the organization's political director, César Blanco, will take on an interim role in overseeing the Latino Victory Project's daily administration along with Vice President Sara Le Brusq. The organization also announced its director of communication, Pili Tobar, will take on an expanded role as their director of communications and advocacy.

Support for Clinton

The Latino Victory Fund, which takes on a more partisan approach from the Latino Victory Project, endorsed Clinton for president last February. In a statement about the endorsement in February, Alex said Clinton, while not being Latina, supports the issues that matters most for Latinos.

"Since the beginning of her career, Hillary has been a champion for Latinos. She is the best person for the job, and we know she will deliver solutions for our community and for all Americans," Alex said. "The stakes are simply too high in the 2016 election for Latinos to sit on the sidelines. That's why Latino Victory Fund is taking a stand and proudly endorsing Hillary Clinton for President."

The Latino Victory Fund supports Clinton's stance on immigration reform, affordable education, health care, climate change and economic policies.

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