19-year-old college student Raul Marquez Guerrero aims to win Latino seat on school board. 'It’s about the future of our students,' Guerrero said, 'and the future of our community.” - NBCLatino
, but in other areas,"we are going to have to contend with that lack of representation,” according to Erica Bernal Martinez, chief operating officer of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials .
In the Salem-Keizer school district, which serves over 42,000 students, 48 percent of the students are white and"I hope to be able to share my experiences as a student of color, navigating through the most diverse schools in the district, to ensure that we are having intentional conversations and making decisions through an equity lens," Marquez said.School board candidates are divided by zones where they must live, but they're elected by voters from all the district's zones.
“It’s a lot of listening," said Marquez about campaigning across the district."It’s a lot of talking, too, but there’s been times where I’m like, okay, this is a time for me to listen.” His parents, who are from Mexico, worked in farm fields for years. Marquez still remembers picking berries with his family during some summer vacations.
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