People’s Alliance PAC applauds the appointment of Javiera Caballero to the Durham City Council.  Caballero will be a passionate and effective advocate for the Latinx community and all of Durham as we take on the many challenges before us.  While her personal experience provides her with a special sensitivity and insight into the problems and aspirations of the Latinx community, she is not limited by that experience. We believe she will be a powerful voice for the people of Durham.

The new Council promises to be strongly progressive--poised to take on many of the city’s most pressing issues:  gentrification, police accountability, racial and economic justice and the environment.  We look to the new council to ensure that Durham truly is a city for all.  People’s Alliance PAC sincerely thanks the many candidates that put their names forward for consideration--Durham is the city that it is because of their commitment to its civic, educational and artistic institutions.  We hope that they will all renew their commitment to public life that brought them into this process.  Durham needs their voices now more than ever.  

Javiera Caballero was appointed by the six current members of the Durham City Council to fill the at-Large seat vacated by Mayor Steve Schewel during a special session held Tuesday, January 16.  She was sworn in immediately after her appointment and will serve the remainder of the term ending December 2019.  She was endorsed by the People’s Alliance PAC at its endorsement meeting held on Monday, January 8.

Javiera Caballero’s People’s Alliance PAC questionnaire is available here.