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Running for elected office and campaigning strategies for young  

Latinos will be the topics of a three-day training session that will be held at Oakland's Chabot College beginning Friday. 

The regional campaign training will be offered by the educational fund of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials.  

The training will bring together campaign experts and state and local lawmakers to train more than 50 participants on topics ranging from the organization of a political campaign to fundraising and the development of a campaign message. 

Oakland City Council President Ignacio de La Fuente, who is participating in the event, says it is important for Latinos to become familiar with the ins and outs of politics. 

"For the emerging Latino communities in Alameda and Contra Costa counties to be involved in helping set policy agendas at all levels, they must become sophisticated about campaigns and the political process,'' De La Fuente said.