Marté Mars Valadez

Senior Organizer

MValadez (at) jwj.org

202-393-1044 Ext. 105

Marté’s (they~she) commitment to social justice is rooted in being raised by immigrant parents in a working class pro-Union home. Marté developed skills in organizing while in pursuit of higher education (BA in Sociology, MSW) and thereafter. Marté has managed campaigns to connect urban and rural communities with better transportation infrastructure, END Deportation campaigns, and has built coalitions to secure policy wins at the city and county level.  Since joining national Jobs With Justice, Marté has supported local coalitions and partners engaged in the construction sector, establishing health & safety worker boards, immigrant worker organizing, and equity work on the Biden Administration Law/Inflation Reduction Act.  They are always available for campaign support, strategizing, coalition building work!