Meet Maia
Mother of Four. Wife. Entrepreneur. Community Advocate.
Maia Espinoza is the kind of commonsense, bipartisan leader we need in Olympia. Instead of radical policies and extreme rhetoric that divides us, Maia will bring people of both parties together to get things done and make our state a better place.
Born on an Air Force Base in Mississippi, Maia grew up in a military family. Her mother is a retired combat veteran, and her father continues his service in the Army National Guard. Growing up, Maia served in the Civil Air Patrol and Junior ROTC and was honored to be an Honorary Base Commander at JBLM.
Maia attended Clover Park High School and was a Running Start graduate from Pierce College at 17 years old. In college, Maia became a single mother, but instead of leaving school, she persevered and completed her bachelor’s degree in business administration from Pacific Lutheran University by age 20 with her daughter by her side.
Over the years, Maia’s commitment to community and passion for public service only grew. She was appointed to serve on a task force as part of OSPI’s Opportunity Gap Oversight Committee and was Legislative Liaison for the Governor’s Commission on Hispanic Affairs, as well as a Board Member at Tacoma Arts Live and a member of the Catholic Daughters Association.
Today, Maia serves as Executive Director and Founder of the Center for Latino Leadership, a civic-engagement, education-oriented nonprofit serving Washington State, which she founded to empower, inspire and equip the Latino community of Washington to engage in state and local government.
As a dedicated community advocate, Maia is running for public office to put her experience and collaborative approach to work for the people of the 28th district.
We deserve safe, sound, and affordable communities!
The radical policies, reckless spending, and high taxes coming out of Olympia are out-of-touch with the vast majority of Pierce County's residents. Together, we can bring common sense back to state government and actually get things done for families, seniors, and small businesses.
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