Gutierrez is a businessman they brought on board to do "Hispanic outreach." Clearly he didn't do a very good job. Maybe he's trying to cover for his own poor performance. We don't know if he was much of an adviser to Romney or just some outsider they brought in to work with Latino groups and make the appeal to Hispanics.
He was MORE than an advisor.
Key People-Former Gov. Mitt Romney (Gen'l Election Edition)
National Hispanic Steering Committee
(announced Jan. 27, 2012)
Honorary Co-Chairs Sec. Carlos Gutierrez and Sen. Mel Martinez
Co-Chairs
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen – Represents Florida’s 18th district and is currently the Chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee; Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen is the most senior Republican woman in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart – Represents Florida’s 21st District in the U.S. Congress; Founding members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus; Served in both the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate. He was elected in 2002.
Former Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart – Represented Florida’s 21st District In The U.S. Congress From 1993 Until 2011; Vice-Chairman of the House Rules Committee; Currently the Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute.
Jose Fuentes – Former Attorney General of Puerto Rico; Former Surrogate and Co-Chair Bush-Cheney 2000 and 2004; Chairman, Eastport Strategies LLC.
Hector Barreto – Chairman of the Board of The Latino Coalition; President/CEO of Barreto Associates; Former Administrator of the United States Small Business Administration 2001-2006.
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Key People-Former Gov. Mitt Romney (Gen'l Election Edition)
You will find much information on the insiders of the Romney campaign.