
Kristian was born and raised on the Southside of San Antonio by a single mom whose family name she proudly carries. Growing up her family lived paycheck to paycheck, relying on school for breakfast and lunch, and depended on Pell Grants for college tuition, She deeply understands the cost-of living challenges Texas families face. Working as a community organizer to uplift the voices of working people, Kristian registered 10,000 voters in Texas, helped her neighbors sign up for discounted insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act, managed staff and multi-million dollar budgets, and made it from McCollum High School to Washington, DC and the White House.