EJ Juárez is the Executive Director of Progressive Majority Washington. Progressive Majority works to recruit, train, and help elect progressives at the state and local level; prioritizing the recruitment of candidates from communities underrepresented in public life, namely, people of color, women, youth and openly gay candidates. Before joining Progressive Majority, he worked with Washington’s largest anti-poverty organization, Poverty Action, running communications campaigns. EJ has also worked with SEIU 1199NW, the Win/Win Network and managed candidate and initiative campaigns. He serves on the board of Seattle Education Access, a group serving low-income youth of color and homeless LGBTQ kids access higher education and was appointed by Gov. Jay Inslee to serve on the Washington State Commission on Hispanic Affairs. EJ is originally from Yakima, Wash. and now resides in Seattle.