María Elena Durazo

María Elena Durazo is an American politician serving as a member of the California State Senate, representing the 26th district since 2022. A prominent labor leader before entering elected office, she previously served as the Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor and as an Executive Vice President of the national AFL-CIO. Throughout her career, Durazo has been a vocal advocate for workers' rights, immigrant protections, and economic justice. Her legislative achievements include authoring bills to establish healthcare-specific minimum wages, expanding Medi-Cal access to undocumented residents, and implementing broad criminal justice reforms through record clearance legislation.