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El Paso County Commissioner Pct. 2

Biography
Veronica Escobar has been serving as El Paso County Commissioner for Precinct 2 since January 1, 2007. She works on issues related to healthcare (including healthcare policy, Thomason Hospital and the effort to create El Paso’s first Children’s Hospital), economic development, downtown revitalization, Border policy, nature tourism and government consolidation.
She is also actively engaged with organizations like Community Scholars (a youth leadership development non-profit that has local high school students participate in public policy research) and theBorder Network for Human Rights (an immigrant and border advocacy organization).
Veronica received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1991 from the University of Texas at El Paso, and a Master of Arts degree from New York University in 1993. She has spent her professional life working for non-profits, in education, and more recently in politics, public policy research and local government. Her civic involvement has included participation in such organizations as the Border Fair Housing and Economic Justice Center, the Hispanic Leadership Institute, Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, the Border Rights Coalition, El Paso Now!, and the Women’s Political Action Committee of El Paso. She has been the recipient of the CYnergy Fellowship award (Civic Youth Energy), the “Women of Integrity” award given by Women for an Ethical El Paso, and the “Elected Official of the Year” Award given by the National Association of Social Workers, Texas Chapter, El Paso Branch.

Accomplishments for 2007
Economic Development
Healthcare
Quality of Life
Leadership

Goals for 2008
Commissioner Escobar’s goals include greater access to healthcare for El Pasoans; increased economic development opportunities for the community; promoting El Paso as a nature-tourism hub; investing in quality of life amenities like Ascarate Park and Golf Course; and, collaborating with other taxing entities to lower the cost of government.
- Work with local, statewide and national leaders to secure a Veterans Hospital for El Paso;
- Oversee implementation of $2.2 million of strategic investment at Ascarate Park and Golf Course;
- Coordinate with other government/taxing entities to have a Shared Services Summit that will lower the cost of government;
- Continued collaboration with the Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce on a Mental Health Mapping Project, which will identify areas of need in the mental healthcare delivery system;
- Continued collaboration with regional stakeholders on creating infrastructure necessary to make El Paso an eco/nature-tourism hub;
- Continue work on the Medical Campus of the Americas (MCA);
- Continue supporting the work being done to build El Paso’s first Children’s Hospital on the MCA Campus

Mission Statement
To be an effective, ethical leader who will put the community's interests first and will work to make El Paso a leading American Community.

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