Germán Trejo

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German Trejo

German Trejo is a Mexican-American political consultant and president of Battleground Solutions in Ohio. The company serves Democratic candidates and progressive non-profit organizations.[1][2]

Early life

Trejo was born in Morelia, Mexico.[2] He moved to the US in 1998,[3] and attended Ohio State University, at first majoring in architecture,[4] and later in political science and international studies.[2] He graduated in 2004.[3] At Ohio he was vice president of its Council of Hispanic Organization,[5] an unsuccessful candidate for vice president of the Undergraduate Student Government,[6] and co-chair of its Underrepresented Constituency Committee.[7]

Career

After graduating Trejo was appointed, from 2006–2009, to an unpaid position as consejero (adviser) to the Mexican government's Institute of Mexicans Abroad.[8][9] He has worked in three presidential races: Wisconsin in 2004, Ohio in 2008, and Florida in 2012.[2] In 2004 he served as the Hispanic Outreach Director in Wisconsin for the Kerry-Edwards campaign.[10] As of 2007 he was the southeastern Ohio director of the Ohio Democratic Party.[3]

Trejo was involved in 2007 in Centro Mexicano, a proposed community center in Columbus, Ohio. Trejo promoted the center's plans to house a Mexican consulate, a training center for Latinos, and a business services center targeting the Hispanic community.[11] He presented the center as a nonprofit organization while trying to secure funding, though he had not incorporated it as a nonprofit with the state,[9] and allegedly told investors that it was financially secure. Seven months after it was supposed to have opened, the center filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, listing $615 in assets and over $168,000 in debts.[3]

In 2011 Trejo founded G&T Consulting, a political-consulting firm catering to Latino Democratic candidates.[12][2] Since 2013 he has served as the president of Battleground Solutions.[1] In 2013 he joined the board of Democracy Win.[13]

Speaking engagements

  • 16th Annual Latino Law, Policy, and Business Conference at Harvard University. How to get Elected. Speaker (Harvard University School of Law Cambridge, MA April 2013), [14]
  • 11th Annual Heartland Latino Leadership Conference. Meaningful Community Engagement and Advocacy. Panelist (Omaha, NE November 2010)
  • The Twelfth Annual LULAC National Legislative Awards Gala and Fourth Annual Legislative Conference & Advocacy Day. Immigration Summit, The Path Towards Immigration Reform. Panelist (Washington DC, February 2009)[15]
  • 79th LULAC National Convention. Immigration, Redefining the Debate. Panelist (July 2008)[16]
  • IX National Reunion for the Institute for Mexicans Abroad. Remarks to President of Mexico Felipe Calderon. Speaker (April 2007)[17]

Awards

  • The Ohio State University Do Something Great, given by Ohio State’s President Dr. Britt Kirwan (2004)[18]
  • Ohio Senate Special Recognition, signed by Speaker of the House Sen. Bill Harris (2005) and Sen. Ray Miller[19]
  • Texas House of Representatives Certificate of Appreciation, signed by Rep. Roberto Alonzo (2007)[19]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Battleground Solutions, retrieved 2015-01-15.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "About", germantrejo.com
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  8. ↑ “Consejeros Titulares 2006-2008", Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior, p. 40. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Democracy in Action, Kerry and Allies-Campaign Organization, Wisconsin. http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2004/kerry/kerrgenwi.html Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  12. ↑ "Corporation details", Ohio Secretary of State Business Services. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  13. ↑ DemocracyWin.org. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
  14. ↑ 16th Annual Latino Law, Policy, and Business Conference at Harvard University. http://www.latinoconferenceatharvard.com/speaker-bios.html Retrieved 2013-11-15.
  15. ↑ The Twelfth Annual LULAC National Legislative Awards Gala and Fourth Annual Legislative Conference & Advocacy Day http://www.lulac.net/events/gala/gspeaker2009.html Retrieved 2013-11-15.
  16. ↑ 79th LULAC National Convention. http://www.lulac.net/events/convention/program08.pdf Retrieved 2013-11-15.
  17. ↑ YouTube video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SKOvJOJ8M8 Retrieved 2013-11-15.
  18. ↑ "German Trejo". Do Something Great. Ohio State University. Retrieved 2012-02-09. http://www.germantrejo.com/#!tv/galleryPage
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Image of the award located at http://www.germantrejo.com Retrieved 2013-11-15.
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