Patricia Torres Ray — a former member of the Minnesota Senate, the place she represented District 63 — delivered the Carleton convocation tackle on Friday, October 4 from 10:50 to 11:50 a.m. in Skinner Chapel. Her tackle was titled, “Immigration as Assertion of Conscience.”
After working in public service for 20 years, Torres Ray ran for workplace in 2006 and have become the primary Latina elected to the Minnesota Senate. She held a number of management roles there, together with majority whip, chair of the Parks and Trails Legacy Committee, chair of the New Immigration Coverage Fee, chair of the Training Coverage Committee, and chair of the State and Native Authorities Committee.
In 2010, Torres Ray was the primary lady of colour to run as lieutenant governor with Senator John Marty for governor. She is a acknowledged native and nationwide chief and has acquired a number of awards recognizing her contributions to eliminating disparities and opening alternatives for girls, low-income individuals, and communities who stay on the margins.
Torres Ray determined to not run for re-election in 2022 after serving within the senate for 16 years. She opened her personal agency, PTR Associates, to help small organizations in managing political and public coverage methods centered across the wants and property of Indigenous communities, individuals of colour, and immigrant communities.
Torres Ray is a local of Colombia, a public affairs graduate from the Humphrey College of Public Affairs on the College of Minnesota, and a mum or dad of two boys.
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