Biography of Councilmember Valenzuela

Katie Valenzuela, Councilmember District 4

Katie Valenzuela was elected to serve District 4 in 2020. She has over two decades of experience in community organizing and policy advocacy, including working for a civil rights law firm and organizing for housing and economic justice. She was the first Sacramento appointee to California's AB 32 Environmental Justice Advisory Committee and started a consulting firm to support state-level and local groups fighting to achieve environmental justice. She holds a bachelors and masters degree in Community Development from the University of California at Davis and is a member of the Sacramento chapter of Democratic Socialists of America. She is a renter in Boulevard Park and spends her spare time with her two dogs, Chevy and Kevin.

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