Sabrina Quezada

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Sabrina Quezada

Nonpartisan

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Associate

Fullerton College, 2018

Bachelor's

University of California, Berkeley, 2018

Personal

Birthplace

Los Angeles, Calif.

Religion

Catholic

Profession

Hospice coordinator, home-health coordinator, and caregiver

Contact

Campaign website

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Sabrina Quezada (also known as Sav) ran for election to the Anaheim City Council to represent District 5 in California. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Quezada completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Quezada was born on December 6, 1994, in Los Angeles, California. She graduated from Fullerton College with an associate degree in 2018. She went on to obtain her bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 2018. She has also attended classes at the University of Southern California. Quezada's professional experience includes working as a hospice coordinator, home-health coordinator, and caregiver.

Elections

2020

See also: City elections in Anaheim, California (2020)

General election

General election for Anaheim City Council District 5

Incumbent Steve Faessel defeated Sabrina Quezada and Kenneth Batiste in the general election for Anaheim City Council District 5 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Faessel (Nonpartisan)	52.8	11,160
		Sabrina Quezada (Nonpartisan)	30.4	6,440
		Kenneth Batiste (Nonpartisan)	16.8	3,551

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,151
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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Sabrina Quezada completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Quezada's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

My name is Sabrina Quezada and I am running for Anaheim City Council District 5 to be a voice for the community I have lived in for all my life. Let me tell you my story, as this will reveal why I am the best candidate. I grew up in Anaheim. I, like many other residents of District #5, I am the child of an immigrant working class family. At the age of 3 I lost my father to deportation, which caused a huge disruption in my family. I was raised by a single mother. And at a young age I understood the pitfalls associated with being a single mother. Because of this, I took refuge in education and saw it as an opportunity to improve the quality of my life, as I saw the struggles my mother and I faced, and the inequities we suffered. I attended my K-12 education in Anaheim. I am an alum of Katella High School, Fullerton College, and Santa Ana College. At 19 I found myself expecting to become a mother and a single mother at that. I remained in school, graduated with a 4.0 during my pregnancy and transferred to UC Berkeley. At Berkeley, I would sometimes have to take my son to class with me and eventually graduated with a BS in Environmental Science. I am currently in my last year of my masters program in Education at USC, where I student-teach for high school science students. I am not a politician, I am a product of my community, seeking to make it a better place to live and work.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Make History by Becoming the Youngest Council Person in the History of Anaheim
• Only Latinx Running to Represent the Demographics
• Highly Educated with Attending the #1 Public University in the World, UC Berkeley, and Current USC Master's Student

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Once elected, I will provide and address the needs and concerns with the best interest for our community. I plan to provide a Universal Basic Income, K-12 checking account for every incoming kindergartener, increase affordable housing development , environmental justice and public utilities to improve the quality of lives in support of our residents in district #5.
I will address issues surround equity and equality surrounding topics that revolve around LGBTQ+, immigration, homelessness, health (mental and physical) and closing our gaps - race, gender, education, income, wealth, etc. I will do this through providing programs and passing legislature with the best interest for our community, residents and workers in Anaheim.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

I am here as a fair pragmatic leader pursuing 1) justice, pursuing 2) equity, and pursuing 3) to improve the quality of lives and invest in our community to support hard working families and invest in our children to increase educational outcomes.

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

I, like many other residents of District #5, I am the child of an immigrant working class family. At the age of 3 I lost my father to deportation, which caused a huge disruption in my family. I was raised by a single mother. And at a young age I understood the pitfalls associated with being a single mother. Because of this, I took refuge in education and saw it as an opportunity to improve the quality of my life, as I saw the struggles my mother and I faced, and the inequities we suffered. I attended my K-12 education in Anaheim. I am an alum of Katella High School, Fullerton College, and Santa Ana College. At 19 I found myself expecting to become a mother and a single mother at that. I remained in school, graduated with a 4.0 during my pregnancy and transferred to UC Berkeley. At Berkeley, I would sometimes have to take my son to class with me and eventually graduated with a BS in Environmental Science. I am currently in my last year of my masters program in Education at USC, where I student-teach for high school science students. I am not a politician, I am a product of my community, seeking to make it a better place to live and work.

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