ABout lalo
teacher
organizer
firefighter
emt
teacher & organizer
Lalo has been a teacher at the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) for the past five years. He teaches biology and environmental science to high school students. Lalo is also a proud member of United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) and is a fierce advocate for his students. In 2023, Lalo along with thousands of other teachers went on strike in solidarity with SEIU Local 99 to better learning conditions at LAUSD.
When Lalo isn’t teaching he spends his time organizing alongside different working class communities to fight for what they deserve. In January 2025 when the LA Wildfires broke out, Lalo was one of the first organizers on the scene to provide aid to families who were displaced and lost their homes. In 2022 he helped Pasadena tenants organize against evictions and form their own tenant union. From helping fire survivors clean up effected areas to organizing immigrants to fight back against ICE terror, Lalo’s extensive experience serving the people have prepared him better than any other candidate to become California’s next Insurance Commissioner.
former firefighter & emt
From 2014 till 2016 Lalo served as a volunteer firefighter and EMT-B with the College Township Fire Department in rural Ohio. He serviced the local Gambier community, Kenyon College, and other parts of Knox county not serviced by other fire departments. With the aid of others in the Rescue 451 squad, Lalo provided direct care to patients in critical condition and with severe traumas from car accidents, seizures, falls, and potential OD’s.
why i’m running for insurance commissioner
After the Eaton and Palisades fires, thousands of homeowners and renters have been cheated out of the insurance coverage they paid for. In Altadena, where the Eaton fire destroyed and damaged nearly half of all Black family homes, the insurance industry has refused to fully pay out claims and is denying adequate compensation for families to rebuild and repair their homes. California has become the victim of the insurance industry's profiteering, with most residents struggling to find affordable insurance for housing, healthcare, and automobiles. By threatening to leave the state unless they receive even higher premiums and more rate hikes, the private insurance industry is attempting to hold California hostage. I'm running for Insurance Commissioner to end the stranglehold that private insurance has over California, to investigate and hold insurance executives accountable for their crimes against consumers and to build a public insurance system that can guarantee coverage for all.