My father is local politician in Northern Virginia. As a Leesburg Town Councilman, he deals with a number of local issues such as education, growth, zoning, and transportation. A couple years ago, he ran for state delegate of Virginia in District 33, but lost. He was recently appointed to be on Virginia's Board of Health Professions and attends meetings in Richmond once a month.
My brother, sister, and I were in high school the first time he ran for the Leesburg Town Council and in college when he ran for State Delegate. It affected us differently than it would have had we been younger. Regardless, things definitely changed around the house during the campaigns.
Additionally, he is one of only two elected Latino officials in Loudoun County. An article points out that Loudoun is clearly lacking Latino leadership and hopes that many of these leaders will step up to take larger roles in state and national levels.
You can read the rest of the article here.
You can read his profile here.
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