Sandra Mendoza for Congress

I am one of four children of a hardworking immigrant household, and grew up in the Westlake/Pico-Union area of Los Angeles. 
Among my proudest accomplishments are raising my daughter and putting myself to community college, through grad school. I am about to receive my MPA from USC's Sol Price School of Public Policy. I am a mother of a millennial, a young lady who dedicates her time working for a nonprofit in health care, just as important, I am a proud grandmother to an inquisitive six year old.

In my profession, I am a public servant at a local municipality and am still activate with community organizations particularly in education.

Washington's climate calls for a new kind of leadership not more of the same. My priorities are in sync with the people of the district:

1. Fight to secure healthcare for all, push back against cuts to Medicare and Medicaid.
2. Preserve social security for our seniors and coming generations.
3. Pursue sound immigration policies that will protect hard working everyday people and prevent further separation of families.
4. Ensure that our public education system is not raided by newly proposed legislation.
5. Protect our environment against a climate change denying administration.

I am not financed by developers, nor lobbyists, or other special interests. I would be representing THE PEOPLE not those that paid my way there.  In the long-term I will be an advocate for stricter campaign finance.

In the district I have spent countless hours volunteering my time to many community causes. I have been a labor, community and political organizer, and have had the privilege to serve in my local neighborhood council, on the Boys & Girls Club of East LA, the CA State Bar's Committee of Bar Examiners and founding member of the Crown Jewel Club, an organization that teaches girls about citizenry and etiquette. Currently, I serve on the board of the Youth Policy Institute’s charter schools.