Mickie Solorio Luna

SBC LULAC President
Past CA LULAC State President 2000-2004

Mickie Solorio Luna Mickie Luna is a woman of compassion and principle. She loves her heritage and gives endlessly for the betterment of her community. She is focused and tireless. She has changed the lives of many around her, she is one of the most recognized and honored citizens in San Benito County.   She puts faith in her values and judgment. She is known for defending the rights of others.

Mickie was born and raised in Hollister, California. The youngest child of 12 children born to parents who migrated to the United States from Mexico in search of a better life. She has worked in the labor fields of California and personally knows the struggle to succeed in life. Through her upbringing with parents who stressed the importance of family values, Mickie knew that to be successful in life you must communicate, respect others, understand and show support when needed and most important believe in God and in herself.   With these values, Mickie=s life has been a testimony for decades in her community for her hard work and efforts in assuring everyone, especially the Latino community a voice.

Through her involvements, Mickie has helped make if possible for many students, particularly Latino, to graduate successfully from high school and go on to college and become teachers, doctors, business and community leaders. With her support as a friend, role model and counselor she has helped scores of young people realize their potential and their dreams. Mickie has also helped bring positive attention and recognition to the Latino community and to affect important and long term changes in San Benito County and surrounding areas.

Mickie=s involvement in the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is one of her most important contributions. She founded the San Benito County LULAC Council #2890 in 1987 and the Youth Council in 1989. With LULAC=s presence, she has helped increase the Latino voter registration, raise money for scholarships, offer assistance in housing and further Latino rights and representation in local government when she lead the fight to change from at large to city council district elections. Today her City Council majority includes three Latina women because of her efforts.   Her many contributions have been recognized by LULAC when she was named the 1990 Local, District, State and National Woman of the Year. Her past involvement in LULAC has included positions as local Council President, District #12 Secretary, Women=s Affairs Director, four year term as District Director, four year term as Deputy State Director for Youth, State Vice President and was the first woman in California LULAC’s history to have been elected to a four year term and completed her term as State President for California LULAC in 2004.

Mickie has founded or been a board member of countless organizations and committees. She is the founder of the Hispanic Women in Action Reception which raises scholarship funding annually. Chairperson for the San Benito County Grand Jury Education Committee, Executive Vice President of the American Red Cross, served 12 years as member of the Mental Health Advisory Board, founding member of the San Benito County Community Action Board, past board member of the YMCA Advisory board and an original member of the Gavilan College Hispanic Advisory Committee.

She traveled to Takino Japan as a member of the City=s sister first city delegation. Her memberships are numerous, including MANA, Mexican-American Committee on Education, founding member of the San Benito County Latino Coalition, among many others. She is currently the Vice Chair for AT&T’s Latino Institute for Corporate Inclusion, a latino advisory board. She is an ardent supporter of the United Farm Workers of America and served as a Commissioner for the Paisano Commission in Mexico City under President Vicente Fox. Mickie has represented then Congressman Leon Panetta and now Congressman Sam Farr as a representative to the California State Democratic Party as their delegate to State Democratic Conventions for the past 20 years. On November 17th, 2007 Mickie was elected Chairperson of the Chicano/Latino Caucus for the California Democratic Party. The first Latina to serve as Chair of this Caucus from the Central Coast area.

She has received awards, commendations and recognitions from every organization she has served or has been associated with, and from people in almost every level of government. Mickie was honored to have been nominated and selected to receive the 2005 Jefferson Award for the Central Coast for her community commitment. In 2006, Mickie was honored with Hollister High School Alumni Baler Hall of Fame Award for her work in the community especially with students. Most recently on January 22, 2008, Mickie was awarded and honored by the Martin Luther King Santa Clara County Silicon Valley “Live the Dream” Foundation for exceptional community service. One of her greatest recognitions is to have been named to the first edition of AWho=s Who Among Hispanics of America@.

She was honored by Congressman Leon Panetta with the Congressional Award as San Benito County Woman of the Year, and Senator Henry Mello=s Senate Rules Committee Resolution for her continued work with women. In her civic and special project involvements, she champions the Latino population because she knows there is a need to. She is an ardent proponent of affirmative action, helping young people, and being involved in communities in need. She is positive in her thinking and in her approach to her goals. You may say Mickie Solorio Luna is well connected, but in fact she is the connection for many people throughout the State of California.

Mickie has been married to Vince Luna , celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary this year. Together, they raised two sons and a niece who are in successful careers today, she is the grandmother of 9 wonderful grandchildren.

Mickie retired from the City of Hollister Finance Department on March 30th, 2007 after 30 years of dedicated service to residents of this City, receiving commendations from every government agency in San Benito County, Assemblywoman Anna Caballero, Congressman Sam Farr and former Clinton Administration Chief of Staff, Leon Panetta.

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