Compton's first Latino councilman Isaac Galvan's questionable actions regarding campaign finance, recent hiring and residency during his first term are raising eyebrows and causing concern among Latino political activists who worked hard to break into the city's political scene.

Compton residents celebrated Galvan's election earlier this month, looking forward to a new, young Latino politician to represent a city where almost 65 percent of the population is of Latino ancestry, and to steer Compton away from its history of corruption, crime and near-bankruptcy.

But things are not looking too promising for the young councilman.

The LA Times reported that Galvan, 26, has failed to file any required campaign finance disclosures for the primary and runoff elections, declined to answer detailed questions about his residency in they city and hired an aide with criminal convictions for political misconduct.

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Galvan's election represented a monumental shift in the city's political history. Despite a shift in demographics to nearly two-thirds Latino residents over the past 20 years, African Americans continued to hold the majority of government positions.

Galvan's victory as Compton's first Latino elected public official came after years of political pressure by a group of Latino leaders, who backed a voting rights lawsuit and ballot initiative that led to a change in city elections.

The new councilman has refused to respond to several of the Times' interview requests about his recent hiring choices and the fact that he says he grew up in Compton, but voter records show he was actually registered at an East Los Angeles address until this past October.

Read the whole story at the LA Times.

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