Draft:Montserrat Garibay
American politician
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Montserrat Garibay is a Mexican-born American politician and education official who served as Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director of the Office of English Language Acquisition within the U.S. Department of Education.
Montserrat Garibay | |
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.jpg) Garibay in 2018 | |
| Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director of the Office of English Language Acquisition | |
| In office April 2023 – January 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
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| Born | |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | The University of Texas at Austin (BS, BA, MEd) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Early life and education
Garibay and her family left Mexico City and arrived in Texas as undocumented immigrants. She learned English in school and graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Science in 2003, Bachelor of Arts in 2004, and a Master of Education in 2013.[1]
Career
Education and teaching
Garibay worked as a bilingual pre-k teacher in the Austin Independent School District. She was board-certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
Political and labor activism
Garibay joined Education Austin, a teachers union affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers and National Education Association, while working as a teacher and served as its vice president for certified employees. She served as secretary-treasurer of the Texas AFL-CIO.
She served as a superdelegate for Hillary Clinton at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.[2]
U.S. Department of Education
Garibay served as assistant deputy secretary and director of the Office of English Language Acquisition within the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education's office in the U.S. Department of Education. In 2025, she criticized the Trump administration's decision to rescind national English language learning guidances.[3]
2026 Texas House of Representatives campaign
In 2025, Garibay announced her campaign for the Texas House of Representatives in the 2026 election. Her campaign was endorsed by U.S. Representative Greg Casar, former state senator Wendy Davis, state representative John Bucy, Travis County Attorney Delia Garza, and Austin City Councilmembers Mike Siegel and José Velázquez.[4] Garibay placed first in the Democratic primary election with 32.92% of the vote, advancing to a runoff election with former Austin city councilmember Kathie Tovo, who placed second with 28.23% of the vote.
Personal life
Garibay became an American citizen in 2012.