This is episode 173 with Democratic candidate for the 38th District in the California State Assembly, Pilar Schiavo

Pilar Schiavo is a resident of Chatsworth. She is a proud activist having worked extensively with unions and non-profits. Most recently she helped deploy nurses for disaster relief and humanitarian missions. She has been involved with unions like UNITE HERE Local 11, SEIU, the AFL-CIO, and the San Francisco Labor Council. Her work has one mission behind it-to uplift families. In addition to her union and non-profit work she has been very involved with her community as well. Co-founding West Valley Homes Yes and the West Valley People’s Alliance. Now she is running for the 38th District Seat in the California Assembly in hopes of unseating Republican incumbent Suzette Valladarez.

So far, she is off to a good start. Her campaign has started with a large amount of enthusiasm and dollars. In the first six weeks since she started her campaign, Pilar raised more than 120,000 dollars. A district fundraising record. She also has received several endorsements such as Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, and Treasurer Fiona Ma among others.

I sat down with Pilar several weeks ago (apologies to Pilar for the delay in posting this podcast by the way) and we talked about her life, her dedication to unions and what she wants to do for this district.