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Rafaela Polanco Garcia

First Appointed                                
July 22, 2021
 
Term Expires
January 3, 2028
                                                       
Residence
South Boston 
 
Rafaela Polanco Garcia is an immigrant who lives in public housing in South Boston and has a background in law and bilingual advocacy. Her activism on behalf of the Latinx community in education includes working on the No on 2 campaign in 2016, helping to pass a sanctuary schools resolution, and passing the Student Opportunity Act. Since 2015, she has served as the Director of Parent Engagement and Organizing at St. Stephen’s Youth Programs in the South End. She is a BPS parent.