Cristina Marquez Guerrero

Advocacy and Civic Engagement Director, Causa

Cristina Marquez Guerrero is the Advocacy and Civic Engagement Director at Causa, Oregon’s Latinx Immigrants Organization. She was born in Oaxaca, Mexico and was raised in Salem, Oregon. Her experience as an immigrant and indigenous Latina informs her passion and commitment to social justice and immigrant rights.

Prior to joining the staff at Causa, she interned for the Measure 88 campaign to restore driver cards for undocumented immigrants. She was a part of the team that raised the statewide minimum wage in Oregon to one of the highest in the country. With experience in grassroots organizing and policy advocacy, she brings firsthand experience of mobilizing immigrant communities towards civic action, policy change, and social change to win the rights and dignity our communities deserve.