Lane Santa Cruz is a second generation Tucsonan born and raised on the Southside. Her father migrated from Eudeve-Opata Sonora to be with the rest of his family in Tucson. He met her mother at the El Rio Neighborhood Center when they were taking GED and ESL classes. Her dad,…

Regina Romero epitomizes the American Dream in the Southwest. Raised by immigrant farmworkers in Somerton, Arizona, Regina is the youngest of six children and began breaking barriers early on as the first member of her family to vote and the first to graduate from college. She is a proud graduate…

Nikki Lee is a current council member for the city of Tucson. She is an Air Force veteran, information technology expert, wife, and mother of three. She was raised in a small town in rural Illinois and grew up in a working class family. Her father worked in mining for…