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BIO
KARLA SALAZAR
Karla Salazar has 23+ years of experience serving non-profits, labor unions, small businesses, and social enterprises with campaign strategy, community outreach, social media marketing, corporate social responsibility, design thinking, leadership development, and working with progressive women candidates who are running for elected office.
Passionate about democratic politics, workers' rights, women's rights, social impact, and uplifting communities of color. Karla believes that electing the right people to office is essential, as is getting involved locally and pushing the envelope.
Karla has worked extensively on various political campaigns across the country, including Iowa for Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign; Ohio's Senate Bill 5; Wisconsin's Senate Recalls; Florida's Charlie Crist for Governor; Nevada's 2016 Labor for Hillary; and California's Proposition 30 & 32. In addition, to her efforts to pass an affordable housing and jobs initiative at the city level with the "Build Better L.A." coalition.
Karla serves on various boards: Coalition of Union Women (CLUW), Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) SGV chapter, Los Angeles Union Cooperative Initiative (LUCI), and Barrio Silicon, a social enterprise in East L.A. that provides free Wi-Fi to low-income students. A previous board member with SGV Civic Alliance, 9to5 California, and USC Marshall School of Business MSSE Student Association. She is also the co-founder of the L.A. Young Workers, AFL-CIO, whose mission is to galvanize and organize young millennial workers to understand their rights and stand up in the workplace. A proud and active member of AFSCME, USC College Democrats, and the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC).
Karla was born and raised in Los Angeles and is first generation Salvadoran-American. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from California State University, Los Angeles, and a Master of Science in Social Entrepreneurship from USC Marshall School of Business.