Basic Info
| First Name | Sahara |
| Last Name | Rodriguez |
| Username | thisissahara |
Additional Contact Information
| Pronouns | She/ Her |
Progressive Profile
| Current Employer | Democracy Summer |
| Current Occupation | Regional Program Coordinator |
| Bio | I started with as a Democracy Summer fellow, with the program Frontera Fellows working with Congresswoman Escobar. After that I went to work with Allred for Senate, Texas Majority PAC and the Texas Democratic Party. Went full circle to be a Regional Program Coordinator with Democracy Summer. I got selected to be part of the Harris Walz Youth Training Summit. |
| Impact | I organized the local 2025 Women’s Rights Rally, which got around 100 participants in our first year. We still hear the community explain how this sparked a change in mobilization in El Paso. I also got to help a lot of our older volunteers understand technology and started the voter registration in local “celebrity themed” nights to get young voters. I helped Mayor Renard Johnson translate his communications and literature to real spanish that is used by latino communities and not the mechanical spanish from computers. |
| Mission | I want to get a job in politics to help undo what this administration is doing. I also care for advancing women rights. And I am passionate on using real techniques that help the hispanic/latine community get engaged and represented by progressive movements, having literature and communications in spanish for starters. |
Work History
| Employer | Texas Democratic Party |
| Occupation | Field Organizer |
| Start Date | September 15, 2024 |
| End Date | November 15, 2024 |
| Employer | Texas Majority PAC |
| Occupation | Distributed Organizer |
| Start Date | June 6, 2024 |
| End Date | September 14, 2024 |
| Employer | Colin Allred for Senate |
| Occupation | Digital Organizing Fellow |
| Start Date | January 10, 2024 |
| End Date | June 6, 2024 |
| Employer | Veronica Escobar for Congress |
| Occupation | Frontera Fellows/ Democracy Summer |
| Start Date | June 20, 2023 |
| End Date | August 8, 2023 |
| Employer | County Commissioner Iliana Holguin Pct 3 |
| Occupation | Intern |
| Start Date | August 18, 2023 |
| End Date | December 31, 2023 |
| Employer | Renard Johnson for Mayor |
| Occupation | Canvasser |
| Start Date | February 20, 2024 |
| End Date | December 15, 2024 |
| Employer | University of Texas at El Paso |
| Occupation | Teaching Assistant |
| Start Date | January 18, 2025 |
| Employer | Democracy Summer |
| Occupation | National Program Coordinator |
| Start Date | June 9, 2025 |
Volunteer History
| Organization | Renard Johnson for Major |
| Role | Translation, Pol Watcher |
| Start Date | February 10, 2024 |
| End Date | November 15, 2024 |
| Organization | Swifties 4 Kamala |
| Role | Text banker |
| Start Date | August 18, 2024 |
| End Date | November 5, 2024 |
| Organization | Colin Allred for Senate |
| Role | Phone Banker |
| Start Date | January 1, 2024 |
| End Date | January 1, 2024 |
| Organization | Rise Up Rally |
| Role | Organizing Captain |
| Start Date | April 27, 2025 |
| End Date | April 27, 2025 |
| Organization | Women's Rights Rally |
| Role | Organizer |
| Start Date | March 1, 2025 |
| End Date | March 1, 2025 |
| Organization | El Paso Young Democrats |
| Role | Membership Secretary |
| Start Date | April 10, 2024 |
| End Date | January 31, 2024 |
| Organization | El Paso Young Democrats |
| Role | Media Secretary |
| Start Date | January 1, 2025 |
| Organization | Texas Young Democrats |
| Role | Regional DIrector |
| Start Date | January 1, 2025 |
Education
| School | University of Texas at El Paso |
| Degree | Political Science |
| Honors and Achievements | Magna Cum Laude Traffic Court Justice in Student Government Organization Welfare Committee Co-Chair in Student Government Organization |
| Graduation Date | December 15, 2023 |