The sixth of seven children, Julie was born on the San Carlos Apache reservation in Arizona and raised in the borderlands of south Texas. Her mom, Gloria, was an elementary school teacher and her dad, Mario, was a rancher. Together, they taught Julie the value of hard work, honesty, and the importance of lifting as we climb. Julie’s organizing career began while a student at Yale University. In 2005, she organized a 58-member coalition of working-class families, unions, community organizations, and environmental activists to ensure that tax dollars were spent on affordable housing, a clean environment, and jobs that paid a living wage.
Healthcare is a human right. I have too many friends and family whose livelihoods have been determined not by their work ethic or their education, but by their (lack of) access to quality, affordable healthcare.
As your next state Senator, I will fight like hell to pass and implement universal healthcare so that no Colorado family has to worry about potentially suffering mountains of debt in order to live a healthy life. I will lead the fight to protect Medicaid expansion and CHIP, and I will fight the Trump administration on any attempts to cut Medicare for seniors and disabled residents.