Ingrid Sarai Rivera-Guzman was born in El Salvador in 1991 at the end of a civil war and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 5 with her mother and two older sisters. She attended public schools and grew up in South Central Los Angeles. At the age of 10, she was diagnosed with Stargardt’s disease and declared legally blind, which lead her to join the Braille Institute, where she currently volunteers. She received her B.A. in Political Science from the College of Holy Cross and her Masters of Public Policy at Mill's College. Some highlights of her public policy experience include working with Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board Director for District 7, Lateefah Simon and the Honorable Mayor of the City of Emeryville, John Bauters. Ingrid ran as a write-in candidate in the March 3, 2020 primary election to represent and serve District 8 on the Los Angeles City Council. District 8 encompasses South Central, the community in which she grew up and continues to live in. She believes that her neighborhood was turned into the “hood” through targeted public policies aimed at disproportionately disenfranchising people of color, those who are low-income, and immigrant communities. She is committed to ensuring that the policy and systemic changes which are long over due are finally achieved in the City of Angels. Ingrid's policy priorities include addressing displacement, unsheltered Angelinos, housing insecurity, and increasing the City’s supply of affordable housing. She wants to promote economic development through community ownership, POC and women owned small businesses, and entrepreneurship developments. She advocates for environmental justice including food security, and address the environmental racism that people of color have been subjected to for generations. She demands systemic changes in the criminal justice system and is actively fighting for a shift to restorative justice. Ingrid currently serves as the Vice President on the Board of Directors of the Latino Coalition of Los Angeles. LCLA is a 501c(4) social welfare nonprofit organization committed to providing knowledge, resources, and services to BIPOC communities to achieve equity and justice through community engagement, coalition building, and advocacy. Ingrid serves as the chair of the Civic Engagement committee leading the organizations GOTV efforts, organizing community events, and engaging community partners. She is also a leader in the organization’s Public Policy Advocacy committee advancing digital access to bridge the digital divide and ensuring that housing is a human right.