Eliseo Medina

Eliseo Vasquez Medina
Eliseo Medina testifying before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, April 30, 2009.
Born (1946-01-24) January 24, 1946 (age 78)
Huanusco, Zacatecas, Mexico
OccupationLabor leader
Spouse(s)Dorothy Johnson (1976-1993)
Liza Hirsch Du Brul (1995-present)

Eliseo Vasquez Medina (born January 24, 1946) is a Mexican-American labor union activist and leader, and advocate for immigration reform in the United States. From 1973 to 1978, he was a board member of the United Farm Workers.[1][2] He is currently secretary-treasurer of the Service Employees International Union. He was previously an international executive vice president, the first Mexican American to serve on the union's executive board.[3] Medina announced his resignation as an SEIU executive vice president effective October 1, 2013.

  1. ^ Pawel, Miriam (January 11, 2006). "Former Chavez Ally Took His Own Path". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  2. ^ Levy, 2007, p. 514; Ganz, 2009, p. 232.
  3. ^ Pawel, Union of Their Dreams, 2010, p. 334.