{"id":27,"date":"2021-08-04T21:12:40","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T21:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veronicaescobar.com\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2026-09-28T18:49:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T18:49:43","slug":"about-veronica","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/veronicaescobar.com\/es\/about-veronica\/","title":{"rendered":"Conoce a Veronica"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"27\" class=\"elementor elementor-27\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a05aec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a05aec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-523a024\" data-id=\"523a024\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f70907d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f70907d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3816211 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3816211\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d98f9be\" data-id=\"d98f9be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc8cb94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc8cb94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CONOCE A VERONICA<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a72cd4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a72cd4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-660066e\" data-id=\"660066e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef019f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef019f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Veronica Escobar is a third-generation El Pasoan who has dedicated her career to fighting for the community that raised her. From the classroom to local government and now the halls of Congress, Veronica has spent her life working to expand opportunity, strengthen public institutions, and ensure that El Pasoans have a voice in the decisions that affect their lives.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before being elected to Congress, Veronica served as an El Paso County Commissioner and later as El Paso County Judge. During her time in county government, she helped modernize and reform county operations, expanded access to healthcare, and worked alongside local leaders to establish El Paso Children\u2019s Hospital\u2014the only children\u2019s hospital on the U.S.-Mexico border.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2018, Veronica made history as the first woman elected to represent El Paso in Congress and one of the first two Latinas from Texas to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. Since taking office, she has built a record of delivering results for El Paso while becoming a national leader on immigration, gun violence prevention, healthcare, reproductive rights, veterans\u2019 issues, and economic opportunity.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Veronica has fought to bring federal resources home to strengthen El Paso\u2019s infrastructure, create good-paying jobs, support local schools and healthcare providers, and invest in the region\u2019s future. She has also led efforts to advance humane, responsible immigration reform, protect patients and healthcare providers, support military families, and strengthen oversight and accountability in government.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Veronica knows that progress takes persistence and that the work is never finished. 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