Claudia Jimenez, a trained architect and Environmental Planner and dynamic community organizer, originally from Colombia, has, for the last ten years been actively involved in Richmond and Contra Costa communities in a wide range of campaigns to ensure access to health, jobs, housing and services, especially for those most impacted by discrimination based on race, ethnicity, citizenship status, and other forms of social and economic exclusion. She was elected to the Richmond, CA City Council in 2020 and has been instrumental in passing key proposals to “reimagine public safety” as well as saving millions of dollars by getting the city out of Swap bond deals.