Valerie Ervin

My Interests:

gardening, politics

Political Skills:

I ran for the Board of Education two years ago in Montgomery County Maryland and won. I was a union organizer for many years and have worked on political campaigns for twenty years.

Favorite Quote:

"There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular; but one must take it because it is right." Martin Luther King

About Me:

I am an African American woman, mothter of two children. I have spent my entire adult life working to improve the lives of those who had no voice. I did that as a union organizer, a parent, a public school advocate and now an elected member of the Board of Education in Montgomery County, Maryland. I am currently running for the Montgomery County Council in District 5. I have built a broad coalition of support and if I win I will be the first African American woman to hold a seat on the County Council. Check out my website at www.valerieervin.org.