Sean Elo-Rivera

Sean Elo-Rivera fell in love with his community while interning at a free legal clinic. For the first time, he was in a community that resembled his own multi-ethnic, multi-religious family. He met folks with roots all over the world who came here seeking safety and opportunity. He witnessed families struggling to get by, and neighbors from different faiths and cultures working through their differences to come together for their children and community. He’d found home.

It was that sense of familial belonging that made him want to live and work in San Diego and that feeling has only grown over the course of the decade. From providing legal services to community organizing to being elected to the San Diego Community College Board, Sean has been working hand-in-hand with community to create change and his love for the community has grown with each step. Now, fueled by that love, Sean is fighting for the chance to lead San Diego toward a future where everyone has a decent home, climate change is stopped, and there are good jobs and economic opportunity for all.