A farm worker who stood with Cesar Chavez.  A student activist. A sweat shop organizer and union reformer. 

A national immigration leader. 

A Democratic National Committeewoman.  LA County’s Labor Federation President. 

A State Senator.

Arrested over 20 times for leading non-violent Civil Rights and Worker Rights protests.

“Non-violence is the only way to move us forward.”

A next-generation grandmother with courage, vision, and wisdom. 

“We do the most good for the most people when we empower them to earn what they need for their families.”

Maria Elena won the right for women to earn fair wages in the garment industry, a path to organize for farm workers, and the legal right to stand up for your co-workers when they are abused and afraid. 

Her work in the State Senate now guarantees access to health care, stronger privacy rights, reproductive freedom, and marriage equality.

Senator Durazo believes the government should waste less and help people earn more.  I want to make LA County a place where poverty and economic injustice end.

I would be honored to have your support as I run for the LA County Board of Supervisors.