Eliseo Medina

About

Mexican politician who has been a labor union activist, an advocate for immigration reform, and a board member of the United Farm Workers from 1973 to 1978.

Before Fame

He learned English while in school when he was a young boy. He later quit school to work as a grape and orange picker to earn money.

Trivia

He helped organize the workers of the University of California and public employees in Texas.

Family Life

He was married to Dorothy Johnson from 1976 to 1993 and then to Liza Hirsch in 1995.

Associated With

He met and worked with Cesar Chavez in the 1960s.