Rochelle Garza

Rochelle Garza is an attorney from the Rio Grande Valley currently serving as president of the Texas Civil Rights Project, one of the most influential legal organizations dedicated to empowering Texas communities and creating policy changes in the state. Rochelle has the honor to be appointed as Chair to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights by President Biden where she will serve until 2028. In 2022, Rochelle Garza became the democratic nominee for Texas Attorney General on a platform focused on voting rights, reproductive rights and government accountability. She was the first Latina to be nominated in Texas history to run for attorney general by any major party.