Hillary Clinton leads Bernie Sanders among Hispanic voters. | AP Photo Congressional Hispanic Caucus PAC backs Clinton

The political arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus — CHC BOLD PAC — is set to endorse Hillary Clinton at a press conference at the Democratic National Committee’s headquarters on Monday morning, in yet another sign of the presidential front-runner’s strength in Washington and among Hispanic leaders.

The move is hardly a surprise considering that most of the caucus members are publicly backing Clinton, but it's still a useful endorsement as she looks to effectively seal the nomination against Bernie Sanders on Super Tuesday. Among the states voting on Tuesday is Texas, which has a large Hispanic population.


Clinton will not be in attendance at the press conference, as she will be campaigning ahead of Tuesday’s Democratic contests in 11 states.

The PAC is chaired by California Rep. Tony Cardenas, a Clinton backer, and the caucus is led by fellow California Rep. Linda Sanchez, another Clinton endorser.

The sole member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus backing Sanders is Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva, one of just four members of Congress standing behind the Vermont senator.

Clinton has long held a considerable lead among Latino voters nationwide, though her camp and Sanders’ team have recently battled over exit polls from Nevada’s Feb. 20 caucus that called that premise into question in the state. While national surveys have shown the gap between the candidates has narrowed among Hispanics, Clinton still leads Sanders.

The announcement comes less than three weeks after the political arm of the Congressional Black Caucus formally backed Clinton — and two days after she swamped Sanders in South Carolina, largely on the strength of her support among that state’s large Democratic African American community.