Biography

Lily Limón is a retired educator, community leader, volunteer and political consultant. Limón is an El Paso native who graduated from Austin High School and later earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Texas at El Paso. She served as a Spanish teacher, assistant principal and principal in the Ysleta Independent School District, earning numerous awards for her distinguished service. After retirement, she focused on public service. She has held leadership roles with a wide range of community groups and was the District 7 representative on the El Paso City Council for four years. Most recently, she accepted the Bishop Mark Seitz’s call to serve on the El Paso Commission on Migration to help the community respond to the ongoing migrant crisis. She also has helped top El Paso area Democratic Party candidates craft successful campaigns that resonated with their constituents.

Limón's accolades and leadership roles include:

• Centro Cultural Mexicano Paso del Norte member
• Diocese of El Paso Commission on Migration member
• Community Coalition First member
• El Paso Mexican-American Cultural Institute member and officer
• El Paso Tejano Democrats at 2016 state convention credentials representative
• El Paso Democratic Party active member
• Council of Governments (COG) member
• El Paso Commission for Women board member
• Hanks High School teacher of the year
• César Chávez Academy founding principal
• El Paso Chapter of UTEP Alumni Association past vice president
• Hispanic Leadership Institute past chairwoman
• FBI Leadership Award recipient
• KBNA Hidalgo Award recipient
• Leadership El Paso, Class IX
• Sin Fronteras Organizing Project advisory member
• Hispanos Triunfadores Award recipient
• ACTS member and past CORE director
• Guadalupana Society at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church officer and member