Friend, it has been an eventful month at New Politics. Accelerator is in full swing, we endorsed our first candidate of the cycle, and welcomed a new team member! Keep reading to learn more ⬇ New Politics is excited to welcome the newest member of our team, Alexandra Escobar! She will be working with our candidates as a Campaign Advisor. Alexandra is a returned Peace Corps volunteer and an alum of New Politics Leadership Academy programming, which played an integral role in her decision to run for Mayor of Long Beach. Episode 36: Angelo Pascuitti is a former Marine Corps sniper and reconnaissance team leader. He’s also an alum of our Answering the Call program who has become an outspoken champion of our work. In this episode, Angelo talks about how his own life has been shaped by his experiences in the Marine Corps, and why he believes our politics could be transformed if more servant leaders were in elected office. Angela Clay was born and raised in Uptown, and her multi-racial family goes back 80 years in the neighborhood. She grew up in affordable housing and attended local public schools, before earning a degree in public policy from DePaul University. She has been active in the neighborhood since she was a teenager, sits on a local school council, and has been a leader in local organizations focusing especially on education and housing issues. Learn more about Angela for Alderperson →
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