East Valley Indivisibles endorses Caroline Menjivar
East Valley Indivisibles is excited to announce our endorsement of Caroline Menjivar for the newly defined 20th State Senate District in the San Fernando Valley. At our candidate forum for EVI members on Thurs. Jan. 20th, members voted in support for Menjivar overwhelmingly and it was clear that she embodies the grassroots movement and truly values our support.
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Caroline Menjivar’s life and on the ground experience growing up and serving in the community she intends to represent makes her the ideal candidate and informs her thoughts and intentions on what needs to be done. Menjivar is the daughter of an El Salvadoran immigrant. She grew up in Tarzana in a working class family and attended local public schools, joined the police academy magnet, LAFD cadet program and played basketball. Life circumstances forced her family into housing instability when she was 18. She became an EMT, and later enlisted in the Marine Corps, serving from 2009-2016. After serving on active duty. Menjivar returned to civilian life and worked as an EMT and returned to school to study sociology, earning her Bachelor of Arts from California State University, Northridge. She continued her education at UCLA, completing a Master of Social Welfare and earning a Fellowship to work in the Los Angeles Mayor’s Gender Equity Office. She served as a field deputy with Councilwoman Nury Martinez’s office and then as East Valley Representative for Mayor Eric Garcetti. She volunteers her time on boards in groups that work to create more inclusive learning and family environments for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults as well as veterans. Menjivar is a homeowner in Panorama City, where she resides with her wife and two dogs.
Menjivar was excited to receive EVI’s endorsement saying: “I am honored to be the choice of the East Valley Indivisibles to represent the San Fernando Valley and Burbank in the State Senate. We need elected representatives who are connected to the grassroots activists and reflective of the residents of their community. The East Valley Indivisibles are my neighbors, and I am grateful they support my plans to rewrite the rules so that every resident in our community receives the support they need no matter their zip code, age, race, gender or sexual identity.”
