Pilar is a Small Business Owner and Nurse Advocate who has been delivering for the community for more than 20 years. Now, she’s running to bring that same community commitment with her to the Assembly.
As a single mom, Pilar understands the struggles many women face to balance work and supporting a family. Through her 20 years in the labor movement, Pilar fought for women to get equal pay, and fight harassment and discrimination. She believes the best way to close the gender wage gap as well as address the “motherhood penalty” is to guarantee workers living wages, healthcare for all, paid leave, and a reliable pension. As a Nurse Advocate with the California Nurses Association, Pilar was on the frontlines in the fight for healthcare for all, especially in protecting a woman’s access to reproductive healthcare and her right to choose. During the pandemic, Pilar co-founded an organization to provide meals and hygiene products to unhoused neighbors. Pilar has always been 100% pro-choice. That’s why she is endorsed by Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project of Los Angeles, California Women’s List, and California Nurses Association.