We need Carrboro to be a town that strives to make space for everyone.
Since I began serving on the Carrboro Town Council, I have learned so much and I have seen how vital Affordable Housing, Equitable Public Transit and Equitable Representation is to our town. These issues address the core needs of many in our communities who have been underserved by the current systems. On council, I have worked to ensure when decisions are made at that council table, they are a reflection of the entire community.
We are making strides in this direction, but there is still much more work to be done.
A son of migrant farm workers, Eliazar became the first openly LGBTQ Latino elected in North Carolina after winning a special election on May 17, 2022. Born in Florida and raised in the Rio Grande Valley in south Texas, he has worked and lived in Carrboro since 2016. He serves as the Organizing Director of Equality NC, the oldest statewide organization in the country dedicated to securing rights and protections for the LGBTQ Community. Eliazar is also the President and Founder of Posada Strategy Consulting and community advocate, he works with nonprofit and grassroots organizations to build capacity, develop programs, and create strategies around fundraising, community outreach, and advocacy.
Eliazar began his work in community with El Centro Hispano as a Community Specialist and grew to be Acting President and CEO, where he led the programs and advocacy efforts that impact the low income, LGBTQ and undocumented communities. He has led countless advocacy efforts to build the power of the Latino Community in North Carolina and Washington D.C., including fighting against anti-immigrant and anti-LGBTQ bills and for issues like instate tuition, nondiscrimination laws and voting rights. On council while serving on the Carrboro Town Council he has pushed for policies and changes the entire community.
He currently sits on the Board of Directors of several local nonprofits, like The Chamber of Commerce for a Greater Chapel Hill and Carrboro and Enlace Latino NC, and severed on government boards like the Chapel Hill Reimagine Community Safety task force, Carrboro Planning Board, Raleigh Hispanic and Immigrant Affairs Board and more.
Eliazar has received numerous awards for his service to the community including The 2021 Frida Kahlo Lifetime Achievement Award and the 2021 Latino Diamante Latino Advocate Award. A graduate of Campbell University with a degree in Political Science and Government with Pre-Law Concentration, Eliazar is proud to continue to serve our community.