LULAC 102 INVITES YOU

TO:DALLAS CHORIZO & MENUDO

Saturday January 6th, 2023

Mauricio Navarro

President of the Navarro Group

Born in Mexico City and raised in Valle de Bravo Mauricio moved to Houston in 1979 at 9 years old with his father , mother and two sisters.

After years of waiting tables at Lucky's Case on Oak Lawn, he met a regular client that introduced him to the City of Dallas Assistant City Managers office. With her help, Mauricio was then hired by City Manager Mary K Suhm in 1994.

From working as an intern at the Intergovernmental Relations Dept. to being promoted to the Economic Development Dept. Mauricio worked his way up to Director of Community Relations for what is now FC Dallas. Eventually, Mauricio founded RAIZ Public Relations and Special Events. Now known as the Navarro Group, which he runs with the help of his wife, Norma Navarro.

The Navarro Group is now celebrating 23 years as a Hispanic owned business; they now manage and operate such events as: Dallas St. Patrick’s Parade and Festival (11 years), Dia de los Muertos Parade and Festival (Dallas/Houston), Viva Dallas (Mexican Independence Festival and Grito), and more.

As a blended family of four, Norma and Mauricio have three daughters and one son, and two cats and one dog.

Mauricio declares himself as a Militant Chicano, Proud Immigrant and prouder to represent his traditions and his Mexican roots as a return from appropriation to appreciation.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett

Texas Congressional District 30

Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett has purposefully made every decision with one goal in mind: protecting the civil liberties of those in underrepresented communities. As a public defender, civil rights attorney, State Representative, and United States Congresswoman, Jasmine Crockett dedicates her life to public service, with the goal of serving justice and ensuring equality for all. 

In the midst of political turmoil, economic distress, and racial inequality, Congresswoman Crockett laced up her shoes to march for justice and run for the Texas House of Representatives. The sole Black freshman and youngest Black lawmaker in Texas during the 87th Legislative Session, Congresswoman Crockett navigated what has been marked as the most conservative session in Texas history. Despite the uphill climb, Congresswoman Crockett filed more bills than any other freshman, assembled a wide coalition to pass landmark criminal justice reforms in the House, and brought more accessibility and accountability to her office than before. She was a founding member of both the Texas Progressive Caucus as well as the Texas Caucus on Climate, Energy, and the Environment.

Her passion for justice and the protection of peoples’ rights led her to pursue a career as a public defender, and civil rights and criminal defense attorney. She focused on defending our most vulnerable among us from exploitation in the criminal justice system.

Following her service in the Texas Legislature, Congresswoman Crockett won the election for retiring Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson's congressional seat in Texas’ 30th District. In Congress, Congresswoman Crockett hopes to continue to build on the legacy of Chairwoman Johnson, and will fight to expand access to healthcare, voting rights, economic opportunity, and dignity for all. She will continue to be a tireless advocate for civil liberties, immigrant rights, and economic equity for women and the diverse communities across the State of Texas.

Congresswoman Crockett earned her B.A. in Business Administration from Rhodes College and her J.D. from the University of Houston. She is licensed to practice law in Texas, Arkansas, and Federal Courts. Crockett is the past Bowie County Democratic Party Chair, held various leadership positions within the legal community, and is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

As a Congresswoman for all Texans, she's looking forward to continuing our fight and ushering in the next generation of servant leadership in the halls of Congress and Washington, D.C.

Linda Garcia

For Texas House District 107

Linda Garcia attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas, Texas. She minored in International Business and majored in Marketing and Business Administration. She spent 17 years working in the TV and film industry, helping well-recognized TV networks, movie studios, and streaming services in Los Angeles, building programming for the U.S. Hispanic market.

Passionate about contributing to the development of her community, Linda founded In Luz We Trust, a company that educates the Latine community on the stock market. Her mission is to restructure generational beliefs to create a positive money experience through investing and higher consciousness. As the founder of In Luz We Trust, Linda develops daily digestible content explaining crucial stock market news, manages a subscription-based community of over 300 mostly Latinas providing daily and monthly content as well as online workshops, raising awareness on the wealth divide and the action that needs to be taken.

To date, Linda has been recognized as a leader by Latino Leaders Magazine and by the City of Los Angeles as a community ambassador, as well as The Equity Empowerment Award from A Place Called Home. Linda is a published author of the book Wealth Warrior: 8 Steps for Communities of Color To Conquer the Stock Market. Her book made the shortlist for the Best in Business Book Award from the Association of Business Journalists. Wealth Warrior received a bronze medal for Best Self-Transformation Book and a silver medal for Best Business Book from the Latino Book Awards. Linda’s work has been featured on Yahoo Finance, Univision, People En Espanol, Bloomberg Linea, CNBC, Dallas Morning News, Chicago Tribune, Forbes, Nasdaq.com, Parents Latina, Apartment Therapy, Chicago Tribune, Well + Good, Create & Cultivate, MiTu, Go Banking Rates.com and was a contributor to Time’s Next Advisor.

She is also the host of Investies, a weekly podcast dedicated to making economic and stock market news digestible. 

Darryl Baker

Community Activist

With over 30 years of municipal government experience in design, project management and administration, Darryl Baker is now retired and an active community organizer.

Graduated in 1973 from Texas A&M with his Bachelors in Environmental Design. Darryl started his career in the Peace Corps in Morocco working as an Architect and Urban Planner from 1975 to 1978. He later on returned to A&M and in 1979 graduated with his Masters in Architecture. With this learned experience, Darryl began working for the City of Dallas from 1979 to 2005. In those years, he held various different titles, from Historic Preservation Planner, Urban Designer, to Senior Park Planner. However, he did not stop there, Darryl returned to school and in 2004 graduated from the University of Dallas with a Masters degree in Not for Profit Business Administration.

While he is now retired, Darryl's efforts in helping our community have not stopped. He went on to be a founding member of Fair Share for ALL Dallas, an organization focused on uniting neighborhoods to expand equity and affordable housing options throughout Dallas. Since retiring, Darryl has also been a Board Member of the Old Oak Cliff Conservation League and a Board Member and President for the Kiestwood Historical Homeowners Association.

It is Mr. Baker's background in government administration and project management experience, that has led him to build and maintain strong relationships within the Dallas community and government.