Pilar Schiavo

Pilar Schiavo was born in Sonora, California. She earned a bachelor's degree from Sonoma State University in 1997 and a graduate degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in 2001. Her career experience includes working as a nurse advocate and business owner.[1]

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As the daughter of an electrician and bookkeeper, Pilar Schiavo knows how tough it can be for families struggling to make ends meet. That’s why she dedicated her career to uplifting working families like hers. Pilar worked with the California Nurses Association to deploy nurses to California fires, hurricane responses, and to a COVID-19 vaccination site in South Los Angeles, always sending help where it’s needed most. Her work also helped provide guaranteed healthcare for more than one million people here in California. As a single mom and small business owner, Pilar balances raising her daughters and participating in the PTA with her work and community leadership as co-founder

of an organization that provides housing and more than 40,000 meals to people experiencing homelessness. Pilar is the leader we need to deliver for hardworking families who are struggling -- just like her.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Cut taxes for small businesses, working people, seniors, and veterans—while making sure that big corporations and billionaires pay their fair shareGuarantee quality healthcare for every CalifornianHelp people stay in their homes and find housing they can afford

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Health care, Labor, Homelessness, housing, Climate and Environmental justice

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

I am an organizer and coalition builder through and through. I know what it takes to pass a bill and I'm ready to take on that challenge on day one.

What do you perceive to be your state's greatest challenges over the next decade?

Climate change.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Yes, absolutely. Having worked for twenty years in the labor movement as an organizer I know what it means to build a coalition. This kind of work requires compromise.