"Barrios means neighborhood."
In the summer of '98, that constituent-oriented campaign slogan for Jarrett T. Barrios '90 was chanted, plastered on bumper stickers and printed in campaign literature.
Now, a year after Barrios, a young Democrat from Cambridge, won his State Representative seat, he is showing that Barrios also means results.
His effectiveness in the last year has sometimes been overshadowed by media portrayals focusing on Barrios' homosexuality and Latino heritage.
In a recent interview with The Crimson, Barrios emphasized his results in the last year--and his disappointment at the inevitable typecasting.
"I'm always boxed," he said of the 'gay Latino' label that has been attached to him.
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