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Montserrat Garibay
Candidate for State House
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Biography
Montserrat Garibay is a bilingual educator and labor leader with over 25 years of experience advocating for working families. Her career spans from a pre-K teacher and union leader to a senior official in the Biden-Harris Administration, and she is currently running for Texas House District 49. Garibay's background includes leadership roles with Education Austin and the Texas AFL-CIO, where she was the first Latina elected Secretary-Treasurer.
Top Priorities
- Increase per-pupil funding and tie it to the cost of living for fully funded schools.
- Guarantee universal full-day Pre-K and emphasize bilingual and dual-language programs.
- Increase salaries and improve pensions and healthcare for education professionals.